Word order in questions

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• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Word order in questions

At the end of this lesson:

- We can name atleast 5 question words

- We have created 3 questions  using question words and the present simple

Present simple?

What do we remember?

Subject	Verb	Noun
I	Play	Soccer
You	Play	Soccer
He/she/It	Play s	Soccer
They	Play	Soccer
You	Play	Soccer
We	Play	Soccer

Question words

Question words

- What

- Where

- Who

- When

- Why

- How 

Question word/phrase	To be
	?	she okay?
	?	you joining us?
What	?	he playing?
Where	?	you going?
How old	?	it?
Who	?	we watching?
Why	?	they late?

Question word/phrase	Be
	Is	she okay?
	Are	you joining us?
What	Is/ 's	he playing?
Where	are	you going?
How old	is	it?
Who	are	we watching?
Why	are	they late?

Which one is not a question word?

1. What
2. When
3. How
4. If

What comes after the question word when making a question with be

1. A question word
2. The verb: be
3. A noun
4. An adjective

Can we only make questions with the verb: be?

1. No
2. Yes

Question word/phrase	Auxiliary verb	Subject	What are these?
	?	you	understand?
	?	the dog	listen?
How	?	they	mean?
Where	?	it	originate from?
How well	?	you	know her?
When	?	she	paint?
Why	?	I	keep forgetting?

Question word/phrase	Auxiliary verb	Subject
	Do	you	understand?
	Does	the dog	listen?
How	do	they	mean?
Where	does	it	originate from?
How well	do	you	know her?
When	does	she	paint?
Why	do	I	keep forgetting?

What is an auxiliary verb?

1. A plural noun
2. A verb that is also a noun
3. A preposition
4. A verb that helps the main verb

Which auxiliary verb do we often use in a question?

1. To be
2. Will
3. Do
4. Can

Finish the sentence:
"What kind of sport .......... you practice?"

1. are
2. do
3. does
4. is

Finish the sentence:
"How long .......... the police need?"

1. are
2. do
3. does
4. is

Finish the sentence:
".......... they packing already?"

1. are
2. do
3. does
4. is

Finish the sentence:
"Where .......... we eating?"

1. are
2. do
3. does
4. is

Practice!

TB p.27 ex 2ab

TB p.27 ex 3ab-a (speaking practice)

More practice!

GB p.129 ex 3C ab (homework)

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