English Grammar Exercises

Units 35–37: Wh-Questions, Subject/Object Questions & Mixed Practice

35. Wh-Questions
35.1 Match the Wh-word to the question
  1. What did you buy at the market?
  2. Why is Lena laughing so much?
  3. Which of these bags is yours?
  4. How does your dad feel today?
  5. Who is going to teach the course?
  6. Whose car is parked outside?
  7. How quickly can you finish it?
35.2 Where / Whose / How long
  1. Where is the classroom?
  2. Whose phone is this?
  3. Why did you do that?
  4. How long did you wait?
  5. Who did you meet earlier?
  6. Which house is yours?
  7. When does the movie start?
35.3 When / How / Which
  1. When did you start playing the guitar, Tom?
  2. How does the soup taste, Gustav?
  3. Which way do you think we should go?
35.4 What / Which / How
  1. What is the date today?
  2. What's the name of your business?
  3. Which train are you taking, the 1pm or the 3pm?
  4. Which do you prefer, skiing or snowboarding?
  5. What time are they arriving?
  6. If you had to choose between dogs and cats, which would you choose?
35.5 How often / When / How
  1. How often do you read?
  2. When can we have our meeting?
  3. When is the movie being released?
  4. How often do you perform in public?
  5. When do you finish work?
35.6 How many / Where / Which
  1. How many people work in your department?
  2. Where are they going to build the new airport?
  3. Whose coat has been left on the back of that chair?
  4. Which way is it to the bus station?
  5. What time does the concert start?
  6. When does the train to Glasgow leave?
36. Mixed Wh-Questions
36.1 What / When / How
  1. What would you do if you saw a ghost?
  2. When do you think you will finish building the house?
  3. How do you feel after the race?
  4. How often do you water your plants?
  5. Why do you both look so happy?
36.2 What / How
  1. What time does the train leave?
  2. What is your name?
  3. How was the movie?
37. Subject & Object Questions
37.1 Subject/Object
  1. I went with an old friend from school. → Subject
  2. An artist from Australia painted it. → Subject
  3. It was a present from my boyfriend. → Object
  4. We saw a play by William Shakespeare. → Object
  5. I'm going to have fish and chips. → Object
  6. Angelica. She has so much experience. → Subject
  7. There was a terrible storm last week. → Subject
37.2 Subject/Object Questions
  1. Subject question
  2. Subject question
  3. Object question
  4. Subject question
  5. Subject question
  6. Object question
37.3 Who / What
  1. Who played golf with you yesterday?
  2. What did you see at the movies last night?
  3. Who married Sonia at the end of the movie?
  4. What did you catch while fishing yesterday?
37.4 Who / What / Which
  1. Who did I see you playing golf with on Sunday?
  2. Who stole the money from the bank?
  3. Who left this terrible mess?
  4. What are you going to wear to the wedding?
  5. Who lives in that huge castle?
  6. What did you give the cat to eat?
  7. Who won the race this afternoon?

Answers Index

35.1 Wh-Word Matching
35.2 Where/Whose/How long
35.3 When/How/Which
35.4 What/Which/How
35.5 How often/When
35.6 How many/Where
36.1 Mixed Wh-Questions
36.2 What/How
37.1 Subject/Object
37.2 Question Type
37.3 Who/What
37.4 Who/What/Which