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Subject: ENGLISH Teacher: Kristian Korus
Question Words – WH-Words
Hey, fellow! How are you? .
Nesta atividade, aprenderemos como usar as “Wh-Words”, também chamadas de “Question Words”.
As Question Words são pronomes interrogativos utilizados para fazer perguntas em inglês. Elas são empregadas
antes dos verbos auxiliares e modais.
Com exceção do how (como), todas as palavras começam com “wh” e por isso, são chamadas de wh-words.
Confira abaixo uma tabela com cada uma das Question Words, a tradução e alguns exemplos.
Question Words Tradução Exemplos
Who
quem Who are you? (Quem é você?)
Whose pens and books are these? (De quem são essas canetas e
Whose de quem
esses livros?)
Why por que Why do you say that? (Por que você diz isso?)
Which qual, quais Which do you want? (Qual você quer?)
o que, qual
What What do you do? (O que você faz?)
Where onde Where is Jonas? (Onde está Jonas?)
When quando When do you arrive? (Quando você chega?)
How como / quão How are you today? (Como você está hoje?)
Pay Attention! (Atenção)
Importante destacar que o how pode vir acompanhado de algumas palavras. Veja alguns exemplos.
Expressão Tradução Exemplos
How old Quantos anos How old is he? (Quantos anos ele tem?)
(Quão velho/a)
How many Quantos, Quantas How many cats do you have? (Quantos gatos você tem?)
How much Quanto, Quanta How much money do you need? (Quanto dinheiro você precisa?)
How long Quanto tempo How long will it take? (Quanto tempo isso vai durar?)
How far Qual é a distância How far is the hotel from hospital? (Quão longe está o hotel do hospital?)
(Quão longe)
Activity 1 – Read and circle the correct Wh-word. (Leia e circule a Wh-word correta.)
a) "What / Who is that?" "That's Mike."
b) "Where / When do you live?" "In Green Street."
c) "How much / How many is this CD?" "It's £15."
d) "What / Who is this?" "It's a pen."
e) "How / How many old are you?" "I'm 11."
f) "What / What time is it?" "It's half past eight."
g) "Whose / Who jacket is this?" "It's Sara's."
h) "How much / How many books do you have?" "Lots.
i) "What / Why are you happy?" "Because it's my birthday."
j) "When / Where is your birthday?" "On June 25th."
k) "What / When is the weather like?" "It's raining."
Activity 2 – Complete the questions with the correct wh-words.
a) " are you wearing a coat?" "Because it's cold."
b) " is your party?" "On Saturday."
c) " money do you have?" "£10"
d) " is your school? "It's near the station."
e) " brothers do you have?" "Two brothers."
f) " books do you have?" "Not many."
g) " is he?" "He's Mr. Smith."
h) " are you reading that book?" "Because it's interesting."
i) " is the weather like?" "It's snowing."
j) " coat is this?" "It's Kurt's."
k) " does he come from?" "He comes from Brazil."
l) " is your birthday?" "In January."
m) " is it?" "7:30 pm."
n) " are you running.?" "Because I'm late."
o) " sugar is there?" "One kilo."
p) " is he?" "In the kitchen."
q) " girls are there?" "12."
r) " are they doing?" "They're watching TV.
Activity 3 – Complete the conversation with the correct question words.
Anna: Hi, Nick. are you doing here?
Nick: I'm looking for a CD.
Anna: Oh look! I love this singer.
Nick: I don't know her. is she?
Anna: She's Adele. She's great! I went to her concert.
Nick: Really? was the concert?
Anna: It was last week.
Nick: was it?
Anna: In the park.
Nick: did you go with?
Anna: I went with my friends. We had a great time.
Nick: people were at the concert?
Anna: Lots of people!
Nick: I'm going to buy her CD. does it cost?
Anna: It's €20.
Nick: Great! Thanks, Anna!
Activity 4 – Qual é o significado de cada Question Word abaixo?
a) O que? =
b) Quando? = _
c) Quem? =
d) Onde? =
e) Qual? =
f) Por quê? = _
g) Quantos? =
h) Quanto? = _
i) Quanto tempo? =
j) Que horas? =
k) Que distância? =
l) Qual idade / Quantos anos? =
m) De quem? =
n) Com qual frequência? =
o) Quais? =
Activity 5 – Como ficam estas frases em inglês?
a) Onde você mora?
b) O que você faz?
c) Quando ele foi?
d) Por que ela estuda inglês?
e) Quem gosta disso?
f) Quantos animais você tem?
g) Quanto o rapaz paga por mês?
h) Quantos anos tem Paula?
i) Que distância é a escola?
j) Que horas começa a festa?
k) Quais você escolhe? _
l) Com que frequência Sheila trabalha?
m) De quem é esse livro?
n) Quem você prefere? _
Activity 6 – Read the text below and write the right question for each answer. Follow the example.
(Leia o texto abaixo e escreva a pergunta certa para cada resposta. Siga o exemplo.)
Regina is 27 years old. She works in a school as a Portuguese teacher. She likes dancing, teaching and
traveling. Herbest friend is Melissa, a small dog. She goes with Melissa to the beach every weekend. She lives in San
Diego, California, with Katherine, her grandmother.
Example:
a) Her name is Regina.
Question: What is her name?
b) She’s 27 years old.
Question: __________________________
c) She works in a school.
Question: __________________________
d) She’s a Portuguese teacher.
Question: __________________________
e) She likes dancing, teaching and traveling.
Question: __________________________
f) It’s a small dog.
Question: __________________________
g) She goes to the beach.
Question: __________________________
h) She lives in San Diego, California.
Question: __________________________
i) Her grandmother.
Question: __________________________
I hope you have enjoyed doing this lesson!
Best Regards,
Teacher Kris Korus