Unit 12: “
Questions and Answers – Words often Confused”
“Question with Yes / No Answers”
1. Write questions and answers for the following statements, as in the example.
1. . . . Was Sam hungry when he reached the restaurant? Yes, he was ....
2. Should they concentrate in class? Yes, they should.
3. Can she speak any foreign languages? No, she can't.
4. Do they have to work overtime? Yes, they do.
5. Was the boss angry when Stuart arrived late? Yes, he was.
6. Did the children enjoy the film? No, they didn't.
7. Did she want to go to the supermarket? Yes, she did.
8. Does the train leave at half past six? Yes, it does.
“Wh- Questions”
2. Fill in who, whose, what, which, where, when, how long, how often, what time, why, how
much, how many or how long ago.
1. ... How often ...
2. When/What time
3. Where
4.
What time
5. How much
6. How many
7. How much
8. Why
9. What
10. What
11. When
12. How long
13. Whose
14. Which
15. Who
16. When
17. When/How long ago
18. Which/What
3. Write questions to which the words in bold are the answers.
1. Where do they live? ...
2. How long does it take to drive to the supermarket?
3. What is George like?
4. What does Mary look like?
6. Complete the questions.
1. A. won two races?
B. races did Ryan win?
2. A. goes swimming three
times a week
B. does Stanley go swimming
3. A. of these shirts is yours/is your shirt
B. is the yellow shirt
4. A. mug has Steven broken
B. has broken Jim's mug
5. A. is going to the theatre this evening
B. is Linda going this evening
6. A. bought Ralph a present yesterday
B. did Anne buy a present far yesterday
7. A. bag is on the chair
B. is Fay's bag/bag is Fay's
7. Use the prepositions in brackets to write questions to match the statements.
1. did she buy them for?
2. was it from
3. does he come from
4. was it about
5.
is she excited about
6. did she play with
7. did he write (it) to
8. did you go with
“Negative Questions”
8. Write the short form of the following negative questions.
1. Hasn´t she replied to your letter yet?
2. Don't they live here any more?
3. Can't she drive a car?
4. Doesn't he understand what he has to do?
5. Don't you know the answer to this question?
6. Didn't he offer you anything to drink?
7. Haven't we got any milk left?
8. Couldn't you do anything to help him?