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Question words exercise

April 28, 2014 A2pdf

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate question word.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1............... I love weekends!
Wrong!
Use "How" before a full clause in this exclamation.
2How ............... grown!
Wrong!
Use "you have" because this is an exclamation, not a question.
3Hold it in both hands ............... Mummy does.
Wrong!
Use "as" before the clause "Mummy does."
4............... do you know?
Wrong!
Use "How" to ask about the way someone knows something.
5............... do you call this?
Wrong!
Use "What" to ask for the name of something.
6............... do you think about her new boyfriend?
Wrong!
Use "What" in the opinion question "What do you think about her new boyfriend?"
7............... about eating out this evening?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "What" and "How" can introduce this suggestion.
8............... a beautiful painting!
Wrong!
Use "What" before a noun phrase in this exclamation.
9............... marvelous!
Wrong!
Use "How" before an adjective in this exclamation.
10............... do you weigh?
Wrong!
Use "How much" to ask about weight.

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  1. How I love weekends!
  2. How you have grown!
  3. Hold it in both hands as Mummy does.
  4. How do you know?
  5. What do you call this?
  6. What do you think about her new boyfriend?
  7. What / How about eating out this evening?
  8. What a beautiful painting!
  9. How marvelous!
  10. How much do you weigh?

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