Interrogative Words
Interrogative Words
What ?
Resposta
Outras respostas
O que ?
Nomes
Coisas
Atividades
George
A cell phone
I’m studying
What is your name ? My name is John.
What is that ? It is an office.
What is he doing ? He is working. (atividade)
Which ?
Qual ?
Resposta
Opção
Escolha
Which car do you prefer: the blue one or the yellow one ?
I prefer the yellow one.
Which house did you buy: the big one or the small one ?
I bought the big one.
Who ?
Quem ?
Resposta
Pessoa
Who is that girl ? She is Susan.
Who is that man ? My father.
Outras respostas
My brother.
Paul.
The dentist.
Whom ?
Preposição + quem ?
From whom - De quem?
To whom - Para quem?
With whom - Com quem?
Resposta
Pessoa
Whom did you receive the money from? From Susan.
Whom is your sister dancing with ? With my father.
When ?
Quando ?
Resposta
Época
When do you study ? On Saturdays.
When did he arrive ? Yesterday.
Outras respostas
Last week.
Tomorrow.
Two days ago.
How often ?
Com que freqüência ?
Resposta
Uma freqüência
How often do you go to the dentist?
Three times a week.
How often does she go to the beach?
Twice a month.
Outras respostas
Once a month.
Three times a year.
Four times a week.
How long ?
Quanto tempo ?
Resposta
Duração de tempo
How long did you stay there?
Five hours.
Outras respostas
Two months
Seven weeks.
48 hours.
How long is she going to stay there?
Three days.
Where ?
Onde ?
Resposta
Lugar
Where do you live? In New York city.
Where do you work? In Chicago.
Outras respostas
Here.
There.
At home.
Whose ?
De quem ?
Resposta
Posse
Outras respostas
Mine
Yours
His
Hers.
Its
Ours
Yours
Theirs
Henry’s
George’s
John’s
William’s
My uncle’s
The doctor’s
Whose boat is that? It's mine.
Whose radio is this? It's Tom's.
Why ?
Por que ?
Resposta
Uma razão
Because
Outras respostas
Why do you study English?
Because I need.
Why did he go to Europe?
His brother lives there.
Because she wants to.
Because of that trouble.
These documents are important.
How ?
Como ?
Resposta
Estado
Meio de transporte
Idade
How is your sister? She's very sick.
How did you come? By bus.
How old are you? I’m twelve
Outras respostas
I’m fine!
By plane
On foot
How far ?
Que distância ?
Resposta
Uma distância
How far is your house?
It's five miles from here.
Outras respostas
Fifty meters
Twelve miles
Thirty kilometers
How far is the school?
It's four blocks from here.
How much ?
Quanto ?
Resposta
Uma quantidade
How much milk do you drink a day?
Three glasses.
How much money did you spend?
Five dollars.
How many ?
Quantos ?
Resposta
Uma quantidade
How many glasses of milk do you drink a day?
Three glasses.
How many dollars did you spend?
Five dollars.
Complete with the correct interrogative word.
1.__________is
your sister? She's at school.
Where
2.__________lives
in that beautiful house? The Queen lives there.
Who
3.__________does
she go to the beach? On Saturday.
When
4.__________car
is this? It's ours.
Whose
How
5.__________is
your father? Very well, thank you.
6.__________does
she drink at dinner? She drinks beer.
What
7.__________magazine
do you prefer, this one or that one? I prefer that one
Which
about Botany.
How much
8.__________wine
does he drink? He drinks four glasses a day.
9.___________do
they smoke? Because they are nervous.
Why
How many
10.___________cigarettes
do they smoke a day? They smoke about twelve a
day.
How much
11.___________money
do you have? I have only twenty dollars.
12.___________teacher
is yours: Mr. Brown or Mrs. Oliveira?
Which
Which
13.__________university
does he prefer: PUC or Federal?
14.__________is
her birthday? May 19th.
When
15.__________is
Sally? She is a lawyer.
What
16.__________is
your dentist? Mr. Santiago is.
Who
17.__________are
Where
you studying German? In Germany.
18.__________is
your Biology teacher? Mrs. Brown.
Who
19.__________mansion
is that? It’s Mr. Carpenter’s.
Whose
How
20.__________are
you going to Paris? By plane.
(Puc) __________did you buy that book? I bought that book
two weeks ago.
a)why
b)where
c)when
d)what
e)how
Test 1
(Puc) Why did you go to Mary’s house?
a)I went there yesterday.
b)Because I went to Mary’s house.
c)I went to Mary’s house.
d)Because she was ill.
e)I went there by car.
Test 2
(Unitau) Where do you keep your money?
a)Fine, thanks.
b)At the bank.
c)She is my sister.
d)I keep my money.
e)Because it is dangerous.
Test 3
(Fuvest) Why aren’t you going to school today?
a)This is Peter.
b)In my car.
c)Because I’m not feeling very well.
d)I went to school.
e)n.d.a.
Test 4
(Cesgranrio) "A compulsive shopper told a researcher that she could
never go to a supermarket and buy just one bottle of milk".
Mark the question to which this sentence is an answer:
a) Where a compulsive shopper buys her milk?
b) What did a compulsive shopper tell a researcher?
c) Who did a compulsive shopper tell her habits to?
d) Why has a compulsive shopper told a researcher about her habits?
e) How has a compulsive shopper told a researcher her routine?
Test 5
(Unesp) Assinale a alternativa correta.
These blue jeans are mine.
_________ are those on the sofa? They're Peter's.
a) Which
b) What
c) Where
d) Whom
e) Whose
Test 6
(Ufsc) Choose the CORRECT questions for the following answer:
Yes, they did.
01. Did the goats die?
02. Did his father have a house?
04. Did his brother help to grow maize?
08. Did they grow beans and potatoes?
16. Did you visit Africa?
32. Did the families starve?
Test 7
(Puc) Choose the alternative that best completes the dialogue below:
Mr. Wilson is applying for a job. Right now, he is being interviewed by Mrs. Taylor, head of the
personnel department.
Mrs. Taylor: ______ is your full name, please?
Mr. Wilson: Thomas Wilson.
Mrs. Taylor: ______ are you from?
Mr. Wilson: Canada.
Mrs. Taylor: ______ were you born?
Mr. Wilson: I was born on March 7, 1956.
Mrs. Taylor: ______ did you know about our job offer?
Mr. Wilson: Through the ad you put in the newspaper.
a) how - where - why - who
b) what - where - how - why
c) who - how - where - when
d) what - where - when - how
e) what - who - when - how
Test 8
(Unesp) ______ farm is that large one? It is ______ .
a) Which ... Peter's
b) Whose ... Peter's
c) Whose ... of Peter
d) Which ... for Peter
e) What ... Peter's
Test 9
(Puc) Fill in the balloons with the right interrogative pronouns. Relate
the numbers given to the pronouns.
a) 1-whose, 2-who, 3-why, 4-how, 5-who
b) 1-who, 2-which, 3-what, 4-why, 5-how
c) 1-what, 2-whose, 3-what, 4-why, 5-what
d) 1-which, 2-who, 3-how, 4-what, 5-how
e) 1-who, 2-whose, 3-what, 4-why, 5-how
Test 10