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Questions: Word Order and Question Words - A1 Grammar

Exercises:

Choose the correct words to complete each question. (e.g., ___ does she work? → Where)

EXAMPLE: Where do you go to school?

1.

your father do for work?

2.

your sister at home right now?

3.

your grandmother?

4.

the shops open on Sundays?

5.

you so tired today?

6.

she speak?

7.

your favourite singer?

8.

this jacket?

9.

you usually have dinner?

10.

your friend live near you?

▸Answer key

Practice Questions & Answers

All A1 questions for “Questions: Word Order and Question Words - A1 Grammar”, each with the correct answer and a short explanation. Try the interactive exercises above, then check your answers here.

Exercise 1: Choose the Correct Question Form

1. _____ you go to school?
- A. Where do ✓
- B. Where does
- C. Where are
Answer: Where do
Where + do + you (I/you/we/they) + base verb.
2. _____ your father do for work?
- A. What does ✓
- B. What do
- C. What is
Answer: What does
What + does + your father (he) + base verb. Use 'does' with he/she/it.
3. _____ your sister at home right now?

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A. Is ✓
B. Does
C. Do

Answer: Is

Yes/no question with 'be': is + subject. Your sister = she.

4. _____ your grandmother?

A. How old is ✓
B. How old does
C. How old are

Answer: How old is

How old + is + subject. Your grandmother = she, so use 'is'.

5. _____ the shops open on Sundays?

A. What time do ✓
B. What time does
C. What time are

Answer: What time do

What time + do + the shops (they) + base verb.

6. _____ you so tired today?

A. Why are ✓
B. Why do
C. Why does

Answer: Why are

Why + are + you. We use 'are' because the adjective 'tired' follows, not an action verb.

7. _____ she speak?

A. How many languages does ✓
B. How many languages do
C. How much languages does

Answer: How many languages does

How many + countable noun + does + she (he/she/it) + base verb.

8. _____ your favourite singer?

A. Who is ✓
B. Who does
C. Who are

Answer: Who is

Who + is + subject. Asking about a person, singular subject.

9. _____ this jacket?

A. How much is ✓
B. How much does
C. How many is

Answer: How much is

How much + is for asking about the price of something.

10. _____ you usually have dinner?

A. When do ✓
B. When does
C. When are

Answer: When do

When + do + you + base verb. Use 'do' with I/you/we/they.

11. _____ your friend live near you?

A. Does ✓
B. Do
C. Is

Answer: Does

Yes/no question with an action verb + he/she/it: Does + your friend + base verb.

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice

1. ___ do you spell your name?
- A. How ✓
- B. What
- C. Where
- D. Who
Answer: How
We use 'How' to ask about the way something is done: How do you spell it?
2. ___ is your birthday?
- A. When ✓
- B. Where
- C. How
- D. What
Answer: When
We use 'When' to ask about time or dates.
3. What ___ your favourite colour?
- A. is ✓
- B. does
- C. do
- D. are
Answer: is
What + is + singular subject. Favourite colour is singular, so use 'is'.
4. ___ does she go to the gym?
- A. How often ✓
- B. How many
- C. How much
- D. How old
Answer: How often
We use 'How often' to ask about frequency.
5. ___ bag is this? It's not mine.
- A. Whose ✓
- B. Who
- C. What
- D. Which
Answer: Whose
We use 'Whose' to ask about possession.
6. Why ___ he always late for class?
- A. is ✓
- B. does
- C. do
- D. are
Answer: is
Why + is + he. We use 'is' because 'late' is an adjective after 'be'.
7. ___ people are in your family?
- A. How many ✓
- B. How much
- C. How
- D. What
Answer: How many
How many + countable noun (people) to ask about quantity.
8. What time ___ the last bus leave?
- A. does ✓
- B. do
- C. is
- D. are
Answer: does
What time + does + the last bus (it/singular) + base verb.
9. ___ do you come from originally?
- A. Where ✓
- B. When
- C. Why
- D. How
Answer: Where
We use 'Where' to ask about place or origin.
10. ___ is your new English teacher like?
- A. What ✓
- B. Who
- C. How
- D. Which
Answer: What
We use 'What ... like?' to ask someone to describe a person or thing.

Exercise 3: Reading — Write the Question

1. A: _____? B: I live in a small flat in the city centre. A: _____ to get to work? B: About 20 minutes by metro. A: _____? B: No, I live with two flatmates. A: _____? B: One is a student and the other one works in a cafe. A: _____ the rent? B: We each pay about 600 euros a month. A: _____ a noisy area? B: Not really. It's quite quiet at night. A: _____ the flat have? B: It has four rooms plus a kitchen and bathroom. A: _____ like living there? B: Because everything I need is nearby. A: _____ the bills? B: We take turns. One month me, the next month them. A: _____ move in? B: About two years ago.
- A. Where do you live
- B. Where you live
- C. Where does you live
- D. How long does it take
- E. How long it takes
- F. How long do it take
- G. Do you live alone
- H. You live alone
- I. Does you live alone
- J. What do your flatmates do
- K. What does your flatmates do
- L. What your flatmates do
- M. How much is
- N. How much does
- O. How many is
- P. Is it
- Q. Does it
- R. Do it
- S. How many rooms does
- T. How many rooms do
- U. How much rooms does
- V. Why do you
- W. Why does you
- X. Why you
- Y. Who pays
- Z. Who does pay
- [. Who do pay
- \. When did you
- ]. When do you
- ^. When you
Answer: Where do you live, How long does it take, Do you live alone, What do your flatmates do, How much is, Is it, How many rooms does, Why do you, Who pays, When did you
Question word + auxiliary + subject + base verb. With 'be', no extra auxiliary needed. After 'who' as subject, no auxiliary is needed.

Exercise 4: Put the Words in Order

1. you / do / where / work
Answer: Where do you work?
Where + do + you + base verb.
2. start / does / what time / the film
Answer: What time does the film start?
What time + does + the film (it) + base verb (no -s after does).
3. your / how old / brother / is
Answer: How old is your brother?
How old + is + subject. Your brother = he, so use 'is'.
4. you / do / how many / have / pets
Answer: How many pets do you have?
How many + noun + do + you + base verb.
5. she / is / why / upset
Answer: Why is she upset?
Why + is + she + adjective. Use 'is' because 'upset' is an adjective, not an action verb.
6. this / how much / costs / bag
Answer: How much does this bag cost?
How much + does + this bag (it) + base verb. Don't use 'costs' after 'does'.
7. your / who / best friend / is
Answer: Who is your best friend?
Who + is + subject. Asking about a person.
8. do / how often / you / exercise
Answer: How often do you exercise?
How often + do + you + base verb. Asking about frequency.
9. the / are / open / shops / today
Answer: Are the shops open today?
Yes/no question with 'be': are + subject + adjective.
10. to / does / go / she / how / school
Answer: How does she go to school?
How + does + she + base verb. Asking about the way/method.

Exercise 5: Speaking Practice

1. You are an English conversation tutor doing a structured speaking drill with an A1 student. The grammar focus is: (1) correct question word order (Question Word + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb), (2) choosing the right question word (what, where, when, who, why, how, how many, how much, what time), (3) using do/does or is/are correctly in questions. STRUCTURE: The activity has two parts. Do Part 1 first, then Part 2. Ask one thing at a time and wait for the student's answer. PART 1 - You answer, the student asks (3 rounds): Tell the student: 'I am going to give you an answer. You need to ask me the question. Ready?' Round 1: Say 'I live in London.' Then ask the student: 'What question did I answer?' (target: Where do you live?) Round 2: Say 'I start work at 8 o'clock.' Then ask: 'What is the question?' (target: What time do you start work?) Round 3: Say 'I have two brothers.' Then ask: 'And the question?' (target: How many brothers do you have?) PART 2 - Free conversation (3 rounds): Ask the student to interview you as if they are a journalist meeting you for the first time. They must ask you at least 3 questions using different question words. Answer their questions naturally. FEEDBACK RULES: - If the student omits the auxiliary (e.g. 'Where you live?'), recast naturally: 'Oh, where do I live? Great question!' - If the student uses the wrong auxiliary (e.g. 'Where does you live?'), recast: 'Where do I live? I live in London!' - If the student adds -s to the verb after does (e.g. 'What time does it starts?'), recast: 'What time does it start? It starts at 8!' - Do NOT explain the grammar rule. Only model the correct form in your reply. - After all 6 rounds, give one warm sentence of feedback and say goodbye.

Exercise 6: Write a Mini Interview

1. Question 1