Questions lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Making questions

Chapter 6

WH- questions

WH-questions

-Where = place

-When = time

-Why = reason

-How = manner in which something happened

-Who = persons.

-Whose = you ask who owns something

-What = things and animals

-Which=  make a choice

Examples

Who was the presenter of the show?

What did you do yesterday?

Where did you buy the tickets?

When was Temptation Island on TV?

Why did you like this book so much?

How did you make this?

Which book do you like best? 1984 or I, Robot?/What book do you like best?

Which and what can mean the same. But Which is used when asking for options.

How do I make a question again?

You either

-Put the wh-question and the beginning of your sentence

Who is going to that party on Saturday?

OR

Start your sentence with the verbs: can, have, be, do / does.

Can I go to the party on Saturday?

Do you want to go to the party on Saturday?

_____ about a walk through the forest?

____ are we going for a holiday by the sea again?

_______ is the dog's bone?

_____ is my red sweat shirt, Mum?

The check was for $5.50. (how much)

She felt sad because she didn't bring her dictionary yesterday. (why)

He studies piano at the university. (what)

Their favourite music is Latin Jazz. (what)

My sister called her boyfriend yesterday. (who)

P. 38 and 39 WB 

10 minutes.

Activity 1: Guessing the object

Done early? Think of some objects yourself and have your partner ask questions. 

Activity two: who am I? 

You will each get a post-it note, on which you write down a famous actor / musician / athlete. When you correctly guess who's on your head, you come get a new post-it.