1. Área Académica: Licenciatura en Turismo
Tema: Questions Words
Materia: Inglés I
Docente: E. en D. Fernando Benitez Leal
Periodo: Julio-Diciembre 2015

2. Topic: Question words
Abstract:
In this slides the student will learn which
are the question words and which is its
correct.
Keywords: WH Question, Grammar, A1
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3. QUESTIONS WORDS
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4. • Nearly all question
words in English
start with the same
two letters – WH.
• That's why
questions with
question words are
also called WH-
questions.
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5. Use
• We use the question
words when we
want to get specific
or more
information.
• They are different
than Yes/No
questions.
• We have the next
question words.
Who What Where
Which Why How
What
time
Whose When
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6. Who…?
• We use WHO when
we want to ask
about people.
Q: Who is that?
A: My Friend, Kim.
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7. What…?
• We use WHAT when
we want to ask
about things,
animals and actions.
Q: What is your
favorite sport?
A: It’s basketball.
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8. Where…?
• We use WHERE
when we want to
ask about places.
Q: Where are you
from?
A: I’m from Madrid.
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9. When…?
• We use WHEN when
we want to ask
about time, occasion
or moment.
Q: When do you relax?
A: At the weekend.
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10. What time…?
• We use WHAT TIME
when we want to
ask about
time/hour.
Q: What time do you
finish work?
A: At 5:30
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11. Which…?
• We use WHICH
when we want to
ask about choices or
preferences.
Q: Which is your apple?
A: The red one.
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12. Why…?
• We use WHY when
we want to ask
about reason.
Q: Why are you late?
A: Because* I missed
the bus.
*When we answer a question with WHY
we always begin with BECAUSE
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13. Whose…?
• We use WHOSE
when we want to
ask about ownership
or possession.
Q: Whose are these
keys?
A: They’re mine.
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14. How…?
• We use HOW when
we want to ask
about the way in
which something
happens.
Q: How are thing at
work?
A: Boring, as usual.
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15. How…?
• With HOW there are
a number of other
expressions that are
used in questions.
How old
How
much
How
many
How
often
How far How long
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16. How old…?
• We use HOW OLD
when we want to
ask about ages.
Q: How old are they?
A: Twenty-four
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17. How much/many…?
• We use HOW
MUCH/MANY when we
want to ask about
number, quantity or
price.
Q: How much milk do you
drink?
A:I drink only one glass.
* We use MUCH with uncountable nouns and
MANY with countable nouns.
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18. How often…?
• We use HOW OFTEN
when we want to ask
about frequency.
Q: How often does she
study?
A: She studies everyday.
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19. How far…?
• We use HOW FAR when
we want to ask about
distance.
Q: How far is it to Madrid?
A: It’s 500 km to Madrid .
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20. How long…?
• We use HOW FAR
when we want to
ask about duration
or length.
Q: How long is the
movie?
A: The movie is 90
minutes long.
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21. References
H.Q., M. (2009). Traveller Elementary.
EU: MM Publications.
Hobbs, M., & Starr Keddle, J. (2011).
For Real Elementary. UK: Helbling
Languages.
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22. Para citar este trabajo utiliza:
Benitez, F. (2015). Question Words.
[Diapositivas de Power Point].
Recuperado de:
http://es.slideshare.net/fhertown
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