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Year 2 English — Asking words

Choose who, what or where to start a question.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Which word fits? "___ do you live?"

    • a) What
    • b) Who
    • c) Where

  2. 2.Match each question to its answer.

    • Where do you sleep?
    • Who cooks your food?
    • What do you drink?
    • My father.
    • In my bed.
    • Milk.

  3. 3.Sort each question by what it asks about.

    Groups: A person · A place

    • Who is she?
    • Who made this?
    • Where do you play?
    • Where is she?

  4. 4.Which asking word is used for a place?

  5. 5.Which word fits? "___ is your name?"

    • a) Where
    • b) What
    • c) Who

  6. 6.Which word fits? "___ did you put it?"

    • a) Who
    • b) Where
    • c) What

  7. 7.Which question asks about a thing?

    • a) Who is in the car?
    • b) Where is the cat?
    • c) What is in the bag?

  8. 8.Which word fits? "___ is your teacher?" "Mrs Gupta is."

    • a) Where
    • b) Who
    • c) What

Answer key — Year 2 English — Asking words

  1. 1. c) Where
  2. 2. Where do you sleep? → In my bed.; Who cooks your food? → My father.; What do you drink? → Milk.
  3. 3. Who is she? → A person; Where is she? → A place; Who made this? → A person; Where do you play? → A place
  4. 4. where
  5. 5. b) What
  6. 6. b) Where
  7. 7. c) What is in the bag?
  8. 8. b) Who