This document provides explanations of common question words in Portuguese and examples of their use in questions. It lists question words like what, when, where, which, who, whose, why, how, how many/much, what kind, what time, and how often. Examples of questions using these words are provided relating to topics like language spoken, time, food preferences, sports, possessions, reasons for actions, quantities, frequencies and more. Pictures are included and image sources are credited.

2. We need the question words
to make questions.

3. Question words Explanation
What O que ou que - Pergunta sobre alguma coisa.
When Quando – Pergunta quando algo aconteceu ou acontecerá.
Where Onde – Pergunta o local onde está alguém ou alguma coisa.
Which Qual – Pergunta sobre escolhas de coisas.
Who Quem – Pergunta sobre pessoas.
Whose De quem – Pergunta sobre posses.
Why Por que – Pergunta sobre o motivo de alguma coisa.
How Como – Pergunta a respeito de coisas ou pessoas.
How many Quantos – Pergunta por quantidade de coisas contáveis.
How much Quantos – Pergunta por quantidade de coisas não contáveis.
What kind Que tipo – Pergunta sobre gostos, preferências.
What time Que horas – pergunta sobre tempo (hora) de alguma coisa.
How often Quantas vezes – Pergunta sobre a frequência que algo é feito.

4. What language
do you speak? I speak
Chinese…

5. What is this? This is my bed.

6. What kind of
music do you
like?
I like
Rock.
Me too.

7. What kind of food
do you like best?
Pizza!

8. What time is it? It is 10:00am.

9. What time do you
go to school?
We go to school at
7am.

10. When did you get
married?
We got
married two
days ago.

11. When does the
next bus
arrive?
I think in 10
minutes.

12. Where are you
from? I’m from Italy.
I’m Italian.

13. Where is my
cat?
It is under the
bed.

14. Which sport is
your favorite?

15. Which one do
you prefer?
I don’t know. It
is difficult to
choose one…

16. Who are
you?
I’m Mr. Clark, the
new teacher.

17. Who knows the
answer of question
2?
I know,
teacher.

18. Whose cell
phone is this?
It’s mine!

19. Whose house
is this?
This is our
house.

20. Why is she
crying?
Because she
lost her doll.

21. Why are you angry?

22. How do you like
your coffee? I like it with
sugar.

23. How do I stop the
baby from crying!!!

24. How old
are you?
I’m
sixteen!

25. How many
apples do
you see?
I see one
apple!

26. How much coffee do you
drink every day?
I drink 5 cups of
coffee every day!

27. How often do you
go to the doctor?
I go to the doctor
once a year.

28. _ How often does she go to English class?
_ She goes to English class twice a week.
_ How often does she go to IT class?
_ She goes to IT class once a week.
_ How often does she go to Gym class?
_ She goes to Gym class twice a week.
_ How often does she go to School?
_ She goes to School five times a week.

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