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Activities: “How to ask questions in English?”

By: Erin Kuester

Activity 1: Forming ‘wh-’ questions

Can you form wh-questions using each of the sentences below? Practice turning each sentence into a wh-question. Remember to choose both the correct wh-question word AND correct auxiliary verb (if needed).

For example:

Sentence: That is my dog.

Question: Whose dog is that?

Now you try!

  1. Sentence: Michael is bringing the birthday cake.

    Question:

  2. Sentence: I studied biology in college.

    Question:

  3. Sentence: We can meet at the library after class.

    Question:

  4. Sentence: Emma left her job because she got a better paying position.

    Question:

  5. Sentence: Between Monday and Tuesday, I can go to the movies on Tuesday.

    Question:

  6. Sentence: Harold worked at the library from 2019 to 2022.

    Question:

  7. Sentence: I will pick you up at 8:00 p.m.

    Question:

  8. Sentence: My sister has been waiting for an hour.

    Question:

  9. Sentence: I visited New York City last year.

    Question:

  10. Sentence: We should go to the new Mexican restaurant for dinner.

    Question:

  11. Sentence: Ellie lives in Boston.

    Question:

  12. Sentence: The class is meeting at noon.

    Question:

  13. Sentence: Those are my shoes.

    Question:

  14. Sentence: The kids ate grilled cheese for lunch.

    Question:

  15. Sentence: The hike is five miles long.

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  16. Sentence: I fixed the lock with a screwdriver.

    Question:

Activity 2: Celebrity question game

Have you ever played the ✨ celebrity question game ✨ ?

You can play this game with two people. Your partner thinks of a celebrity or famous person, and you must guess who the famous person is based on yes/noquestions. You can ONLY ask yes/noquestions and use the information to try and guess who your partner is thinking of!

Here are some example questions:

Have they ever won an Oscar?
Are they younger than you?
Do they live in the United States?

Let’s try it out — write at least fifteen yes/noquestions to help you guess someone’s celebrity! Then, if you’ve got a friend handy, try playing the game!