Interrogative pronouns (question words) - 1

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Interrogative Pronouns

Vragende Voornaamwoorden

Welke zijn er?

Who = Wie

Which = Wat/Welke

What = Wat/Welke

When = Wanneer

Where = Waar

Why = Waarom

How = Hoe

What? of Which?

What

Bij een vrije keuze

v.b.  What is your favourite book?

Which

Bij een keuze tussen 2

v.b. Which book do you like more? This one or that one?

Exercise 1

Choose the correct translation

Wat?

1. Wot
2. Why
3. How
4. What

Wanneer?

1. When
2. Whan
3. Where
4. Whon

Waar?

1. Were
2. Wear
3. Where
4. Weir

Wie?

1. Why
2. How
3. When
4. Who

Waarom

1. How
2. Who
3. Why
4. Wai

Hoe

1. How
2. Who
3. Haw
4. Huw

Exercise 2

Choose between which or what

___ is your favourite colour?

1. Which
2. What
3. Witch
4. Wich

___ do you like more, pancakes or pizza?

1. Which
2. What
3. Witch
4. Wich

____ team are you on?

1. which
2. what
3. witch
4. wich

___ team do you support? Ajax or Feyenoord?

1. which
2. what
3. witch
4. wich

Exercise 3

Fill in the missing interrogative pronoun

Type only the pronoun

___ is your favourite teacher?

___ do you live?

___ subject don't you like?

___ is your crush?

___ does this lesson end?

___ is waiting outside?

___ is my pencil?

___ are you today?

___ is the capital of Russia?

___ old are you?

Exercise 4

Extra practice

Fill in the missing interrogative pronoun

Type only the pronoun

___ did you do then?

___ would you like to eat? At Mc Donalds or KFC?

___ is knocking at the door?

___ is your phonenumber?

___ do you live?

___ is your favourite colour? red or blue

Exercise 5

Extra challenge

Make 3 unique questions using the given interrogative pronoun

Each question must be at least 5 words long

Which

How

Why