1. Read the sentences. The write questions for the answers.
1 Kylie ordered pasta for lunch.
……………………………………….?
Pasta
2 Jake ordered a sandwich.
……………………………………….?
Jake.
3 Max’s mother studied engineering at university.
……………………………………….?
Engineering.
4 A candle caused the fire alarm to go off at school.
……………………………………….?
A candle.
5 The police hadn’t noticed the broken window.
……………………………………….?
The broken window.
6 Izzy wants Ryan to be team captain.
……………………………………….?
Izzy.
Answer
1 What did Kylie order for lunch?
2 Who ordered a sandwich?
3 What did Max’s mother study at university?
4 What caused the fire alarm to go off at school?
5 What hadn’t the police noticed? / What had the police not noticed? / What didn’t the police notice?
6 Who wants Ryan to be team captain?
2. Identify the three subject questions in exercise 1. Rewrite them in a more emphatic way using an auxiliary verb (does, did, etc).
1 ………………………………………
2 ………………………………………
3 ………………………………………
Answer
1 Who did order a sandwich?
2 What did cause the fire alarm to go off at school?
3 Who does want Ryan to be team captain?
3. Write reply questions for these sentences.
1 My brother spends two hours a day practising the piano.
Does he?
2 When I arrived, they’d already finished lunch.
………………………………….
3 It’s snowing harder now than it was before.
………………………………….
4 Everybody knows at least one poem by heart.
………………………………….
5 Nothing interesting ever happens here.
………………………………….
6 My friends would never lie about me.
………………………………….
Answer
2 Had they?
3 Is it?
4 Do they?
5 Doesn’t it?
6 Wouldn’t they?
4. Write negative questions asking for confirmation that:
1 the next basketball match is on Friday.
Isn’t the next basketball match on Friday?
2 Jack’s brother used to live in China.
………………………………………
3 the school fees have to be paid online.
………………………………………
4 the exams start next month.
………………………………………
5 Maria’s been late every day this week.
………………………………………
6 it’s time we tackled global warming.
………………………………………
7 Pierre and Marie Curie discovered Radium.
………………………………………
Answer
2 Didn’t Jack’s brother use to live in China?
3 Don’t the school fees have to be paid online?
4 Don’t the exams start next month?
5 Hasn’t Maria been late every day this week?
6 Isn’t it time we tackled global warming?
7 Didn’t Pierre and Marie Curie discover Radium?
5. Put the words in order to make questions. Then add them to the correct sentence below.
a not / why / go / eat / we / out / before / ?
b why / so / bother / ?
c complain / why / buy / ?
d all / why / fuss / the / ?
e not / of / why / them / both / invite / ?
f take / a / but / chance / why / ?
1 If I told him the truth, he wouldn’t believe me. …………………………..
2 …………………………… They only asked you to work one extra hour!
3 ‘Anna says she can’t come to the party because she’s arranged to see Fiona.’
‘…………………………………………………’
4 We’ve probably got enough petrol to get there. ……………………………
Let’s stop at the next service station.
5 The restaurants in town are so expensive. ……………………………
6 It wasn’t a great concert. …………………………… I got a free ticket!
Answer
1 b, So why bother?
2 d, Why all the fuss?
3 e, Why not invite both of them?
4 f, But why take a chance?
5 a, Why not eat before we go out?
6 c, But why complain?
6. Match the statements 1-8 and replies a-h and complete the replies with the words below.
Did she • Then who did • Wasn’t it • Well who has
Were you • Why do that • Why go • Why not
1 I don’t like this film. …………….
2 It was Carrie’s birthday last Saturday. …………….
3 I’ve given up my summer job. …………….
4 Suzie split up with Andrew last weekend. …………….
5 Penny didn’t spread the gossip about you and Ruth. …………….
6 Of course I was at your band’s concert on Friday. …………….
7 I haven’t got your tablet. …………….
8 I had to carry the heavy box home from the shop. …………….
a …………….…………….? That’s a big surprise! I thought they were made for each other.
b …………….…………….? Only a few people knew about us going out.
c …………….…………….? Someone must have taken it.
d …………….…………….? The acting is pretty good, and the special effects are brilliant.
e …………….…………….? Mike said you didn’t come.
f …………….……………. to all that trouble when you could have ordered it online?
g …………….…………….? You enjoyed doing it, and you were saving up to buy a new laptop.
h …………….……………. the week before? She posted her party photos on Facebook.
Answer
1 Why not, d
2 Wasn’t it, h
3 Why do that, g
4 Did she, a
5 Then who did, b
6 Were you, e
7 Well who has, c
8 Why go, f
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