English Activity: 6th Grade 3

“Wh-Words” 2nd
TERM
Teacher: Kristian Korus

Student’s Name: Date: ______ /_____/______ Mark:

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 (função de
quem Who are you? (Quem é você?)
sujeito)
Whom (função de
quem Whom did you call? (Quem te ligou?)
objeto)
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, que,
What What do you do? (O que você faz?)
qual
Where onde Where is Jonas? (Onde está Jonas?)
When quando When do you arrive? (Quando você chega?)
How como How are you? (Como você está?)

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? (Que idade ele tem?)

How many quantos, quantas How many cats do you have? (Quantos gatos você tem?)

How much quanto 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 quão longe How far is the hotel from hospital? (Quão longe está o hotel do hospital?)
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?

1. O que? = ____________
2. Quando? = ____________
3. Quem? = ____________
4. Onde? = ____________
5. Qual? = ____________
6. Por quê? = ____________
7. Quantos? = ____________
8. Quanto? = ____________
9. Quanto tempo? = ____________
10. Que horas? = ____________
11. Que distância? = ____________
12. Qual idade / Quantos anos? = ____________
13. De quem? = ____________
14. Com qual frequência? = ____________
15. 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? _____________________________
L) Quais você escolhe? _____________________________
M) Com que frequência Sheila trabalha? _____________________________
N) De quem é esse livro? _____________________________
O) 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 to dance, teach and travel. Her
best 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 to dance, teach and travel.

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: ______________________________