How to ask questions and give answers using the words 'kind', 'sort', and 'type'. These words are similar and can often be used interchangeably.

1. Kinds / Sorts / Types

2. What are
parts of
speech?
1. noun
2. pronoun
3. adjective
4. determiner
5. verb
6. adverb
7. preposition
8. conjunction
9. interjection

3. So what is the meaning of kind?
 Kind = Friendly = Nice = Pleasant
 What part of speech is ‘kind’?
 That’s right! It’s an adjective!
 For example:
 “She is so kind! She helped me finish all of my
homework.

4. What is the meaning of sort?
 Sort = organize
 What part of speech is ‘sort’?
 That’s right! It’s a verb!
 For example:
 “My room is so messy. I really need to sort (organize)
my clothes.”

5. What is the meaning of type?
 Type = use a computer keyboard to write words.
 What part of speech is ‘type’?
 That’s right! It’s a verb!
 For example:
 “I type so many emails! It’s driving me nuts (crazy)!”

6. So what is the other meaning of kind/sort/type?
SOMETIMES kind = sort = type
In this case, what is the meaning of ‘kind’?
I know. It’s so difficult to explain! ! But don’t worry!
Examples can help us : )

7. So what is the other meaning of kind/sort/type?
SOMETIMES kind = sort = type
In this case, what is the meaning of ‘kind’?
I know. It’s so difficult to explain! ! But don’t worry!
Examples can help us : )

8. What’s the question?
1. UK passport? USA passport?
2. Big apartment? Small apartment?
3. Paintings? Drawings? Sculpture?
4. Skinny girls? Tall girls? Smart girls?
Girls with glasses?
1. What kind of passport do you have?
2. What kind of apartment do you live
in?
3. What kind of art do you make?
4. What kind of girls do you like?

9. What’s the answer?
1. What kind of passport do you have?
2. What kind of apartment do you live
in?
3. What kind of art do you make?
4. What kind of girls do you like?
1. I have a USA passport.
2. I live in a studio apartment.
3. I usually make paintings.
4. I like kind, cute, confident, and funny
girls.

10. Guess What!
1. What sort of passport do you have?
2. What sort of apartment do you live
in?
3. What sort of art do you make?
4. What sort of girls do you like?
1. What type of passport do you have?
2. What type of apartment do you live
in?
3. What type of art do you make?
4. What type of girls do you like?
Sometimes English is easy!

11. Practice time!
1. What sort of sports do you like?
2. What type of vacations do you like?
3. What sort of restaurants do you like?
4. What kind of work do you do?
5. What kind of things do you do on the
weekend?
6. What type of subjects do you like to study?
7. What sort of transportation do you like to
take?
1. I like team sports.
2. I like city vacations.
3. I like spicy food restaurants.
4. I’m an English teacher
5. I do outdoor activities.
6. I like to study language and finance.
7. I like to take convenient
transportation – I love you MTR!!

12. A useful word - One
 Q: What kind of dogs do you like?
 A: I like small dogs.
Instead of ‘dog’, what word can we say?
 Q: What kind of dogs do you like?
 A: I like small ones.

13. Practice time!
1. What sort of babies do you like?
2. What type of cars do you like?
3. What sort of cats do you like?
4. What kind of watch do you have?
5. What kind of activities do you do on the
weekend?
6. What type of subjects do you like to study?
7. What sort of classes do you like to take?
1. I like quiet ones.
2. I like quiet ones.
3. I don’t like any of them lol.
4. It’s a fake one.
5. I do fun ones.
6. I like to study interesting ones such
as language and finance.
7. I like to take convenient
transportation – I love you MTR!!

14. Practice time!
 Babies, cars, cats, watches, activities, subjects, classes.
 Are these words countable or uncountable?
 Of course! Countable!
 If you use ‘one’, it must replace a countable noun. E.g. –
 What kind of fruit do you like?
 I like juicy ones.
 I like juicy fruit.

15. Instead of ‘one’ what other 3 words can we
say?
 Q: What kind of dogs do you like?
 A: I like the small kind.
 Q: What kind of dogs do you like?
 A: I like the small type.
 Q: What kind of dogs do you like?
 A: I like the small sort.

16. Uncountable Practice time!
1. What sort of water do you like?
2. What type of juice do you like?
3. What sort of cats do you like?
4. What kind of education do you have?
5. What kind of food do you like to eat?
6. What type of literature do you like to study?
7. What sort of money does Hong
Kong/China/Korea/Japan have?
1. I like mineral water.
2. I like the pineapple kind.
3. I don’t like any of them lol.
4. I have a university education.
5. I like to eat spicy food.
6. I like to study classical Chinese
literature.
7. Hong Kong has HK dollars. China has
Chinese renminbi. Korea has Korean
won. Japan has Japanese yen.

17. ‘which’ and ‘that’ answers
 What kind of countries do you like to visit?
 How can we answer this question with ‘which’ or ‘that’?
 I like to visit countries which/that are safe.
 I like to visit countries which/that are exciting.
 What sort of clothes do you want to buy today?
 I want to buy a jacket which/that is warm and fashionable.

18. Practice time
1. What kind of people do you like?
2. What type of girls/boys do you like?
3. What sort of noodles do you like?
4. What kind of home do you want?
5. What type of boss is the best?
6. What sort of clothes do you like to wear?
7. What kind of things do you recycle?
1. I like people that/who don’t complain.
2. I like girls that/who are kind.
3. I like noodles that are thick.
4. I want a home which/that is comfy.
5. A boss that/who is understanding is best.
6. I like to wear clothes that/which are comfy.
7. I recycle things that/which are made of
plastic, glass, paper, or metal.

19. How can we make our answers more clear
(easy to understand)?
 What kind of co-workers do you like?
 I like the type of co-workers who/that always try to help you.
 What sort of movies do you like to watch?
 I like to watch the sort of movies which/that make you cry.
 What type of car do you want to buy?
 I want to buy the type of car which/that can go very fast.

20. Practice Time
1. What kind of books do you like to read?
2. What type of bathrooms do you like?
3. What sort of movies do you like to watch?
4. What kind of partner (wife/husband) do you
want/have?
5. What type of place do you want to travel to on your
next vacation?
6. What kind of job do you like?
7. What type of English classes do you like?
1. I like the type of books which are really funny.
2. I like the kind of bathrooms which are clean.
3. I like the sort of movies which are funny.
4. I want to have the kind of partner which
understands me.
5. I want to travel to the kind of place that makes me
relaxed.
6. I want the kind of job which doesn’t make me
stressed.
7. I like the type of classes that give me the
opportunity to talk a lot.

21. Guess What!
1. If your desk is messy you can _____ it.
2. If you don’t want to write a letter you
can ______ it.
3. Nobody like mean people. Everyone
likes _____ people.
4. I can _____ 50 words per minute.
5. There are many _____ people in HK.
1. Sort
2. Type
3. Kind
4. Type
5. Kind
More Practice!

22. Kinda/sorta + like
 Kinda means ………………..
 Kind of
 Sorta means ………………...
 Sort of
 This fruit is very smelly. It’s nickname is “the king of fruit.”
 Durian!
 I like Durian a little bit. I don’t like Durian a lot. What is another way I can say this?
 I kind of like Durian.
 I sort of like Durian.
 I type of like Durian.

23. Kinda/sorta + like
1. What hobbies do you sort of like?
2. What hobbies do you kind of not like?
3. What food do you kind of like?
4. What food do you kind of not like?
5. Who do you kind of like?
6. Who do you sort of not like?
7. What drinks do you kind of like?
8. What drinks do you kind of not like?
1. I sort of like jogging.
2. I kind of don’t like jogging.
3. I kind of like vegetables.
4. I kind of don’t like Aloe.
5. I kind of like Obama.
6. I sort of don’t like Trump.
7. I kind of like bubble tea.
8. I kind of don’t like soda.

24. What sort of blood do you have?
 What is another way we can ask this question?
 Yes, we can say “What type/kind of blood do you have?”
 But, what else can we say?
 We can also say ……………….
 What is your blood type?
 I am AB+
 So, what kind of blood types are there?
 A+, A-, B+, B-, AB+, AB-, O+, O- (universal donor)

25. Random kind questions
 What kind of childhood did you have?
 I had a fun one.
 What sort of student are you?
 I’m the awesome sort of student!
 What kind of job do you want to get?
 I want to get the high-salary kind.
 What type of English level do you want to get to?
 I want to get to the kind of English level that will allow me to have a long and complicated conversation.
 What kind of other goals do you have?=

26. Other random questions
 Are you a kind person? What kind things do you do?
 Do you sort your clothes in your closet?
 Can you type very quickly? When did you learn to type? Can you touch-type?