WH- WORDS AND WH- QUESTIONS

Các từ để hỏi (WH-WORDS) có thể được liệt kê như sau:

When? – khi nào? => Hỏi thông tin về thời gian
Where? - ở đâu? => Hỏi thông tin về nơi chốn
Who? – ai? => Hỏi thông tin về người
Why? – tại sao? => Hỏi lý do
How? – thế nao?/bằng cách nào? => Hỏi cách thức, phương tiện
What? – gì? Cái gì? =>Hỏi về vật / ý kiến / hành động
Which (one)? – (cái) nào? => Hỏi thông tin về sự lựa chọn
Whose? – của ai? => Hỏi thông tin về sở hữu
Whom? – ai? (objective formal) => Hỏi về người (ở dạng tân ngữ)
How much? – bao nhiêu? => Hỏi về giá cả, lượng (không đếm được)
How many? – bao nhiêu? => Hỏi về lượng (đếm được)
How long? – bao lâu? => Hỏi về thời gian
How often? – thường xuyên như thế nao? => Hỏi về mức độ thường xuyên
How far? – bao xa? => Hỏi về khoảng cách

Exercise 1 : Choose the best answer a, b, c or d?

1. Do you know ___ language is spoken in Kenya? a. which b. Who c. when d. how
a. which b. Who c. what d. how 13. ___ book is this? It's mine.
2. ___ is your blood type? a. which b. Who c. whose d. how
a. which b. Who c. what d. how 14. ___ do you usually eat lunch? At noon.
3. ___ do you play tennis? For exercise. a. which b. When c. what d. how
a. why b. Who c. what d. how 15. ___ do you wash your clothes? - every day.
4. ___ can I buy some milk? At the supermarket. a. which b. Who c. what d. How often
a. which b. Who c. where d. how 16. ___ does your father work? At City Hall.
5. ___ much do you weigh? a. where b. Who c. what d. how
a. which b. Who c. what d. how 17. ___ usually gets up the earliest in your family?
6. ___ hat is this? It's my brother's. a. which b. who c. What d. how
a. which b. whose c. What d. how 18. ___ do you think of this hotel? It's pretty good.
7. ___ can I park my car? Over there. a. which b. why c. what d. how
a. where b. Who c. what d. how 19. ___ does your father work at that company?
8. ___ tall are you? Because it's near our house.
a. which b. who c. what d. how a. which b. who c. why d. which
9. ___ do you expect me to do? 20. ___ dances the best in your family?
a. which b. Who c. what d. how a. which b. who c. What d. How
10. ___ do you like your tea? I like it with cream 21. .................. do you want? ~ A box of chocolates.
and sugar. a. What b. Which c. Who d. How
a. which b. Who c. what d. How 22............... is this building? ~ It's about two
hundred years old.
a. How long b. How far c. How old d. How
23. ......... money do you earn? ~About £250 a week.
11. ___ picture do you prefer, this one or that one? a. How much b. What c. How many d. Which
a. which b. Who c. what d. how 24. ................... bag are you carrying? ~ Judy's.
12. ___ is that woman? - I think she is a teacher. a. Which b. What c. who’s d. Whose
25...................... first stepped on the moon? ~Neil brown hair.
Amstrong, wasn't it? a. What b. How c. Who d. Whom
a. Whose b. Who c. Where d. When 31. ...... did the. Second World War end? ~ in 1945.
26. ...is your new school? ~ It's very big and a. Where b. When c.
friendly. What time d. How long.
a. What b. How c. Where d. Which 32..........is a half of football? ~ forty-five minutes.
27. ..................is it to tile post office? ~ About two a. What time b. How often c. How lone d. When
hundred meters. 33.................... of holiday are you interested in?"~
a. How far b. How long c. How often d. How much package holiday.
28. ................ is your national a. Which b. What c. Which kind d. What kind
flag? Red and yellow. 34........ hand do you write with? ~ My right hand.
a. What b. Which of color c. What color d. Which a. Which b. What c. Whose d. What sort of
29. ................do you take a holiday? ~ Once a year. 35............. did the package come from? ~ London.
a. When b. How long c. What time d. How often a. When b. Where c. Which d. Who
30. ...............is Greg like'? ~ He's tall and thin with

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with do, does, did, is, are, were or was.

15. When __________you spend you last summer

1. Where  she work? 
holiday?
2. When   you finish school every 16. How often_________the children play soccer?
day? 
17. Where   you live? 
3. Why   you like that movie? 
4. When __________you born? 18. How   you now? 

5. When   the game tonight?  19. When   they come to school? 

6. Why_________you come late last night? 20. Why__________she sad last night?

7. What   your name? 21. Where   she work? 

8. Where   my jacket?  22. Why   Kim sad?

9. Why______he late for school yesterday? 23. Who   your teacher? 
10. How old  your parents?  24. What   their names? 
11. When   Dan often eat dinner?  25. What__________you do two weeks ago?

12. What   the answer to this 26. Who   you sit with in class? 
question? 27. When   the boys go to sleep? 
13. Where__________you yesterday evening?
28. How   Tom like his new car
14. How   the boys like the class? 
Exercise 3. Write the questions to which the underlined words are the answers:

1. He was born in Hanoi

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2. My mother was born in 1950
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3. I live at 3 Le Loi street
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4. It’s very hot in HCM in March
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5. It takes two hours to ride to Vung Tau by motorbike
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6. It’s Mr. Dawson’s car
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7. I go to school by bike
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8. Yes, I am tired.
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9. Lan drank your lemon juice.
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10. Her brother weighs 50 kilos
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11. I started to learn English 6 months ago.
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12. No, I didn’t do my homework.
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13. She is angry.
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14. My mother goes shopping once a month
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15. He was absent from school because he felt sick
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16. There are ten trees in the garden
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17. The cat is in the box
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18. Her brother has breakfast at 6 o’clock every morning
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19. This shirt costs 150,000 VND
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20. Yes, we are brothers.
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