Wh-Questions Present Simple

Wh-Questions with do/does in Present Simple

By Nora Krause

​The Question Words

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​The question words in English are:

• Who (Wer)

• Where (Wo)

• When (Wann)

• Why (Warum)

• What (Was)

• How (Wie)​

• How much (Wie viel)

• How ​often (Wie oft)

Wenn du ein Fragewort benutzt, stelle dieses VOR do/does !

​Question word	​	Subject	​Verb	​Rest
​Where	​	​you	​sleep	​tonight?
​What	​do	​we	​eat	​for lunch?
​Why	​	​they	​read	​so much?

​Question word	​	Subject	​Verb	​Rest
​How often	​	he	feed	his pet?
When	​does	she	go	to bed?
How	​	it	feel?

First round of questions:

​Choose the correct question word!

​Read the question AND the answer!

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Multiple Choice

______ does she read? - A book.

• What

• How

• When

• Where

Multiple Choice

______ do they play? - In the garden.

• What

• How

• When

• Where

Multiple Choice

______ does the mouse eat? - At 8 o'clock.

• What

• How

• When

• Where

Multiple Choice

______ do your parents go on vacation? - Twice a year.

• What

• How often

• When

• Where

Multiple Choice

______ does the dress cost? - 20 €.

• What

• How often

• How much

• Where

Multiple Choice

______ do we meet? - In front of the cinema.

• What

• How often

• How much

• Where

Multiple Choice

______ does Tom never help at home? - Because he is lazy.

• Why

• How often

• How much

• How

Multiple Choice

______ does Jane feed her hamster? - Three dimes a day.

• Why

• How often

• How much

• How

Multiple Choice

______ do you study so much? - Because I want good grades.

• Why

• How often

• How much

• How

Multiple Choice

______ does your mum go to work? - At 6 o'clock.

• Why

• How often

• When

• Where

Second round of questions:

​

Write the correct question word!

​Read the question AND the answer!

​

Fill in the Blank

______ do you live? - In Wörgl.

Fill in the Blank

______ does Sarah get up? - At 7 o'clock.

Fill in the Blank

______ does David read? - Books.

Fill in the Blank

______ do they walk the dog? - Twice a day.

Fill in the Blank

______ do you keep your pet? - In a tank.

Fill in the Blank

______ does the jacket cost? - It costs 15€.

Fill in the Blank

______ does Jack leave the party? - Because he is tired.

Third round of questions:

​Put the words in the correct order and write the question!

​Example​:

she / read / when / does / a book-> When does she read a book?

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Fill in the Blank

your mother / when / to work / go / does

Fill in the Blank

where / live / does / Mark

Fill in the Blank

you / why / walk / to school / do

Fill in the Blank

you / feed / often / how / do / your / cat

Fill in the Blank

mice / where / live / do

Fourth round of questions:

​Ask for the underlined information!

​Example​:

Jane lives in London -> Where does Jane live?

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Fill in the Blank

Fred goes to work at 8 o'clock.

Fill in the Blank

Sue works in an office.

Fill in the Blank

They feed the dog twice a day.

Fill in the Blank

John writes a letter.

Fill in the Blank

She screams because she watche a horror movie.

Fill in the Blank

Peter walks his dog on Sundays.

Fill in the Blank

We go to Paris.

Fill in the Blank

She wants dinner.

Fill in the Blank

The shoes cost 50€.

All done!

Do you need more practice? (Brauchst du mehr Übung?)

Do exercises in your workbook on digi4school.​

You can also find some exercises here:

​https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/form.htm , https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/fragen/fragewoerter_simple_present.htm , https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?05