1. Question Time

 
WH-WORDS

Watch this video about WH-Words

Mira este vídeo sobre WH-Words

Do it yourself

Fill in the question word. Then listen & check.

Lea las preguntas que aparecen abajo y complete las palabras que faltan. Luego escuche y compruebe las respuestas.

  1. is your mum? She’s fine, thank you!
  2. ’s his name? His name is Bond, James Bond.
  3. is Spring? Spring is in March.
  4. are they? They’re at home.
  5. is your favourite colour, blue or green? Green is my favourite colour.
  6. ’s she? Her name’s Mary
  7. are you so happy? Because it’s my birthday!

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The underlined part of the sentence is the answer. What is the question? Write it down and then check below.

La parte subrayada de cada frase es la respuesta. ¿Cuál es la pregunta? Escríbela y comprueba tu respuesta abajo.

Example: Madrid is in Spain.→ Where is Madrid?

  1. Christmas is in December.
  2. Beatriz and Pablo are my friends.
  3. The Mediterranean is a sea.
  4. Peter is at the cinema.
  5. Maths is my favourite subject at school.
  6. Kate is in the bathroom.
  7. I'm late because of traffic.

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CONTRACTIONS WH-WORDS & VERB TO BE 

Sometimes it's possible to contract the WH-WORD with the verb TO BE, so you can also write the questions above in the following way:

A veces es posible contraer la palabra que pregunta con el verbo, así que puedes escribir las preguntas de arriba así:

  1. When's Christmas?
  2. Who're
  3. What's the Mediterranean?
  4. Where's Peter?
  5. Which's
  6. Who's in the bathroom?
  7. Why're
COMMON CONTRACTIONS
Who is Who's
What is What's
What are What're
Where is Where's
When is When's
Why is Why's
How is How's

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Para ver la pronunciación de cualquier contracción, usa el diccionario de pronunciación howjsay