question words

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Question words

Question words

Goals

I know which question words there are.

I know what the question words mean.

I can make questions with the question words.

Name some question words

Question words

Who                  Which                What

When               Where                 Why               How

who = wie

which = welke (beperkte keuze)

what = wat (onbeperkte keuze)

when = wanneer

where = waar

why = waarom

how = hoe

Match the question words into the correct questions

................ don't you like apple juice?

................ is my red sweat shirt, Mum?

................  do Anne and Betty get to school every day?

................  do you play volleyball?

Where

How

What

When

Why

....... have you been?

1. Which
2. Who
3. What
4. Where

......... do you live with?

1. Who
2. When
3. Where
4. How much

........ is my bike?

1. Who
2. Where
3. Which
4. Why

..... can we study better?

1. how
2. who
3. which
4. why

..... colour do you like, blue or red?

1. what
2. who
3. which
4. why

Wat is het juiste vragende voornaamwoord?

____ would you do if you won the lottery?

1. Who
2. Why
3. What
4. Which

What = wat

Wat zou jij doen als je de loterij won?

Fill in the correct question word:

... are you? - I am Mila.

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

Choose the correct question word:

... is that? Is that Rijk?

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

I know the question words and how to use them.

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Worksheet

Do the exercise on the handout

Think of a question you could ask someone you just met, using the question words.

'When' is a question word.

1. True
2. False

Choose the question word.

1. Where
2. do
3. find
4. question

Choose the right question word:

........ is my bike? Behind the house.

1. Who
2. Where
3. Which
4. Why

Which question word would you use to ask about a place?

1. when
2. what
3. who
4. where

Which question word would you use to ask about a person?

1. how
2. who
3. why
4. when

Which question word would you use to ask about a choice?

1. what
2. which
3. when
4. how

Choose the correct question word.
________ sits next to Yuna? Noa.

1. Who
2. What
3. Which
4. How

Choose the correct question word.
_____ does the boy come from? He's from Newcastle.

1. How
2. Why
3. Where
4. Which

Choose the right question word:

....... have you been? In London.

1. Which
2. Who
3. What
4. Where

Choose the correct question word.
_____ is Lia's birthday? In April, I think.

1. How
2. Which
3. When
4. What

Choose the correct question word.
_____ fastfood is your favourite, Burger King or McDonald's?

1. What
2. Which
3. When
4. How

Which of these is not a question word?

1. Who
2. What
3. Which
4. That

Choose the right question word:

......... do you live with? My parents.

1. Who
2. When
3. Where
4. How much

Choose the right question word:

..... can we get there? By car.

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

Choose the correct question word:

____ is the nearest supermarket?

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

Choose the correct question word.
... are you late? I missed the bus.

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

Choose the correct question word.
_____ is Pepijn's party?

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

Choose the correct question word.
_____ is your friend? He's sick.

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

Maak zelf een vraag met:
'Which"

Maak zelf een vraag met:
'What"

Maak zelf een vraag met:
'When"

Maak zelf een vraag met:
'Why"

Maak zelf een vraag met:
'How"

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