(page 236-247)
Chapter 11
Question Words
Question words in English
The main question words are:
What (for a thing, when there are many things)
Which (for a thing, when there aren’t many things)
Who (for a person)
Where (for a place)
Why (for a reason)
When (for a time)
How (for a method)
Whose (to ask about possession)
Examples
What is your name?
Which gym do you go to?
Who is your boss?
Where do you hang out at the weekends?
Why do you hate your job?
When is your birthday?
How do you learn English words?
Whose book is this?
But we can also make compound questions by putting together two words.
How often…? (to talk about frequency)
How long…? (to talk about duration)
How much…? (to talk about quantity in uncountable nouns)
How many…? (to talk about quantity in countable nouns)
What kind / What type…?
Which kind / which type…?
Examples
How often do you play football?
How long does it take to fly from London to Paris?
How much does a ticket cost?
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
What kind of car do you drive?
Which type of sport do you play: team sports or individual sports?
Remember to use the same word order: question word + auxiliary + subject + verb
– Question Words?
Question Words Question Words
What, Which, When, Where, Who, Whom. Whose, Why, how, how lope
How often, how many, how much, how far, how tall, how high, how wide, how about
How old, how fast, how + Adjective (Adverb)
What: Adjective (Pronoun)
What is in the cage ? A bird,
What book are you reading? A newspaper.
What time is it ? Six o’clock
What (Profession) (Status) (nationality) :
What is your father ? A doctor
That are you? A student.
What is your friend ? An American
Object Preposition Preposition : –
What is this made of ?
What are you laughing at ?
what like ? (Page 236)
A: “What’s the new teacher like ?”
B: “She’s young and lovely.
A: what’s the weather like today ”
B: “it’s cold and windy,”
What….for? (why for what purpose)
What is this tool used for ?
B :”For gardening.”
Which : Adjective Pronoun
Which of these languages do you speak fluently?
Thai
Which subjects do you prefer, science or math?
Which Preposition Preposition
Which universities did you go to, Oxford or Cambridge?
When = Adverb (time)
What time
When do you go home?
at five o’clock.
I go home
in the afternoon.
When did your uncle visit you? Last year
When do you do your homework? In the evening.
Where: Adverb
Where did they come from? From Paris. (Page 237)
Where do you meet him? At the theatre
Where are you going? To school
Who: Pronoun (subject) who (Structure)
Who + verb ………..?
Who is that man? George Smith
Who is our headmaster? Mr.Charoen.
Who are the boys ? Boonchu and Kasem.
Who wants to go home now? Kitti, sir.
Who does wait to go home now ?
Does who want to go home now?
whom: Pronoun (object)
Whom did you meet yesterday? Vichai.
Whom is he speaking with? Prayoon.
(Whom meet with)
Who Whom :-
Who(m) do you think I met in the park this morning ?
Whom) do you write this letter to ?
( Whose : (Adjective )Pronoun
Adjective: Whose + noun + verb:
Whose house is that? Marisa’s (Page238)
Whose shirt do you have on? Mine.
Pronoun: Whose + verb:-
Whose is the pen? The teacher’s
Whose is this suitcase? Mary’s
Why: because, in order to, to, so as to,
Why did you go to the bookshop?
because I wanted to buy a book.
in order to buy a book.
I went there to buy a book.
so as to buy a book.
for a book
Why are you late ? Because the traffic is very heavy.
How:
How do they go to England? By plane.
How did he walk? Very quickly.
How does she play the piano? Very nicely
How do you cut it? With a knife.
How are you? Fine, thank you.
How long :
How long have you been here? For two years. (Page 239)
How long is this ruler? Twelve inches long.
How long does it take to fly from
Bangkok to India ? About 4 hours.
How long is your string? Ten feet long
How often: (Frequency)
How often do you take a bath? Twice a day
How often does he see her? Once a week
How many : (Plural Noun)
How many + plural noun
How many books did you read ? Two
How many students are there in your class? Twenty.
How much :
: How much money do you need?
A hundred baht.
: How much is this radio ?
A thousand baht.
How much did you pay for this shirt ?
How much do you weigh ? 50 kilos.
How much does it weigh? 5 kilos (Page 240)
(+)
How much is, are five and three?
How much is five plus three?
How much does five plus three make?
(-)
How much is six minus three?
How much does three from six leave?
(*)
How much is five times four?
How much is five multiplied by four?
(/)
How much is twenty divided by five?
How much is hundred divided by four?
Twenty-five
How far :
How far is it from your house to your school?
It’s two Kilometers.
How far is it from here to Korat ?
It is about three hundred kilometers.
How far do you agree with me?
(I agree with you) Absolutely (Page 241)
How tall :
How tall are you? I am six foot tall.
How tall your brother? He five foot tall.
foot feel
How high :
How high is this building Fifty feet high
How high is Mt.Everest ?
How hight how tall
How wide:
How wide is the Mississippi River?
How wide is your bed?
How about gerund
+
What about noun
How about going to the zoo?
What about a short walk after dinner today?
How about watching a football match?
How old:
How old are you? I’m 30 years old.
How old is that dog? Its three years.
How old is your father? He’s 50 years old
How fast:
How fast can he drive? (Page 242)
He can drive at the speed on RO kilometers an hour.
How fast can he run?
10 kilometers an hour
Adjective Adverb
How soon………… How hungry……, How lazy………., How big……………,
How well…………. etc.
Please read the answer and then supply the appropriate question word in the
Blank space for each sentence.
1………………..went with you to the cinema last night? Ladda.
2………………..bus do you take every day? The green one
3………………..money do you have on today? Just a little.
4…………………pupils are there in this school? Two thousand
5………………….of these do you prefer? That one
- That boy weighs 30 pounds. How………… does that boy weigh?
- How……………..did the English course last? It lasted two months.
8………………..did the accident happen? At the corner
9…………………is it from Bangkok to Chiang Mai? About seven hundred km.
10………………….do you pronounce that word? Like this.
11……………………is the nickname for Robert T’s Bob
12…………………… is Sukhumvit Road? It is about 400 kilometers long.
- How……………is this school-building? Twenty feet high
14…………………………does she sing? Very sweetly
15………………………… does this bus run a day ? Seven times
- Who 2. Which 3. How much 4. How many 5. Which
- Much 7. Long 8. Where 9. How far 10. How
- What 12. How long 13. High 14. How 15. How often
Write questions based on the following sentences.
- Sombat ran quickly to school yesterday. (Who) (Where) (How)
- She is washing her skirt now. (Where) (What) (How)
- He went there to see his friend. (What) (Why) (How often)
- You have lived here for one week (How) (Who) (How long)
- This car cost sixty thousand baht. (How much) (How often) (How long) (Page 243)
- How did Sombat run to school yesterday?
- What is washing now?
- Why did he there ?
- How long have I lived here ?
- How much did this car cost?
Helping Verbs
out word
(Helping Verbs)
(Question Mark)
Is, am, are, was, were
Have, has, had
Do, does, did
will, would
Shall, should
Can, could
May, might
Must
Need
dare
ought to
used to
Is he a student ?
Am I too fat ?
Are you hungry ?
Was she here yesterday ?
Were you busy this morning ?
Have you ever gone to China ?
Has your sister returned from France ? (Page 244)
Had the train left when he arrived at the station ?
Do they play football every day ?
Does he speak Japanese fluently 2
Did you see him last night 2
Will you be here again tomorrow?
Would you please open the door. ?
Shall we stay here together ?
Should I tell her the truth ?
Can you speak English ?
Could he save her life last night ?
May I smoke a cigarette in your room. ?
Might I make a suggestion ?
Must you do it by yourself ?
Need you go right now?
Dare she swim across this river ?
Ought 1 to drink beer?
Used she to live in Chiengmai ?
(= Did she use to live in Chiengmai?) (Page 245)
Had the train left when he arrived at the station ?
Do they play football every day ?
Does he speak Japanese fluently?
Did you see him last night ?
Will you be here again tomorrow ?
Would you please open the door. ?
Shall we stay here together ?
Should I tell her the truth ?
Can you speak English?
Could he save her life last night ?
May I smoke a cigarette in your room. ?
Might I make a suggestion ?
Must you do it by yourself?
Need you go right now?
Dare she swim across this river?
Ought I to drink beer?
Used she to live in Chiangmai ?
(=Did she use to live in Chiangmai?) (Page 245)
Helping Verb
helping Verb yes no
(1) (Short Responses)
(2) (Long Responses)
Is lack in his room? Yes, he is. Yes, he is there
Have you worked here ? Yes, I have Yes, I have worked here
Do you drink whisky ? Yes, I do Yes, I drink whisky
No, I don’t No, I don’t drink whisky
Helping Verbs
Helping Verbs “or”
Yes. No , ้
Do you like tea or coffee? I like tea.
(: Yes, I do, Yes, I like tea.)
Can you play football or basketball ?
I can play football.
Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences
- I like Pepsi
- Do you like Pepsi b. You don’t like Pepsi, do you? (Page 246)
c.What would you like? d. Do you like Cola or Pepsi?
2.My father is a doctor.
a.What is your father ? b. Who is your father?
- What is your father like? d. Is your father a doctor?
- She was born in Bangkok.
- When was she born? b. What time was she born ?
- Where was she born? e.How was she born?
4.I have my hair cut twice a month.
a .How long do you have your hair cut? b. When do you have your hair cut?
c .How far do you have your hair cut? d. How often do you have your hair?
5.Which sentence is correct ?
a.How much weigh does she weight? b. What is her weight
- How heavy does she weight ? d. What does she weight ?
6.James Smith is going to live with his uncle.
- Why did he eat rice at seven o’clock at home?
- What did he eat at home.?
C When did he eat rice at home.?
- What time did he eat rice at home,?
7.What is the new teacher like ?
- Everyone likes her
- She is not like anyone.
c.She likes to read a book.
- She is young, lovely and kind.
- He ate rice at seven o’clock at home.
a.Why did he eat rice at seven o’clock at home ?
b.What did he eat at home.?
c.When did he eat rice at home.?
d.What time did he eat rice at home,?
9.My younger sister went to school by bus.
- Why did your younger sister go to school ?
- How did your younger sister go to school?
b.How often did your younger sister go to school?
c.Why did your younger sister go to school by bus?
1.D 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.B 7.D 8.D 9.B ( page 247)