More Exercises of Making Questions

Here are more exercises of making questions. Before doing it, see the examples within.

1.      CHANGE THE SENTENCES INTO (A) YES-NO QUESTIONS, and (B) NEGATIVE. 
      (See example at no. 1)

1. That is a new student.  [ A. Is that a new student?  / B. That is not a new student.]
2. There is a picture on the wall.
3. There are some apples in the basket.
4. He is my nephew.
5. I collect rare butterflies.
6. The cat is black.
7. The pencil belongs to Jack.
8. The books belong to your sister.
9. The Sedona Hotel overlooks the sea.
10. The guests checked out yesterday.
11. You should go to the dentist.
12. The man will leave for Jakarta tomorrow.
13. Jane can speak Javanese.
14. She has to type the letter now.
15. The children have been playing for a long time.
16. The guests are having dinner.
17. The Smiths have stayed in this hotel for a week.
18. This restaurant serves seafood.
19. Mr. Hartono has a new car.
20. There is somebody in the bathroom.

2.        CHANGE THE SENTENCES INTO QUESTION TAG.
       (See example at no. 1)

1. There is a book on the desk.  [ There is a book on the desk, isn't there?]
2. There isn’t a clock on the wall.
3. Her name is Mary.
4. The pen belongs to Paul.
5. Those horses belong to Mr. Hartono.
6. Your mother never drinks coffee.
7. The children rarely watch TV.
8. The boys seldom play football.
9. I am in the right room.
10. I am not late.
11. Close the door.
12. Don’t be noisy.
13. Let us study our lesson.
14. The guest arrived yesterday.
15. The actress has arrived.
16. The girl can play the guitar.
17. The actors will arrive this afternoon.
18. Your brother has a new car.
19. Bob has to stay home.
20. Mary must type the letter.

3.   CHANGE THE SENTENCES INTO WH-QUESTIONS SO THAT THE UNDERLINED      WORDS WOULD BE THE ANSWERS. USE QUESTION WORDS: WHO, WHOM, WHOSE, WHAT, WHAT TIME, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, HOW, HOW WELL, HOW OFTEN, HOW MANY, HOW MUCH, HOW LONG, HOW OLD, HOW FAR, HOW TALL, HOW LARGE, HOW DEEP, HOW BIG, HOW WIDE, etc.
       (See examples at some numbers below)

1. Mr. Hill checked in at nine o’clock.
2. The guest will go to Tanjung Bira tomorrow.
3. I go to SMANSA Makassar.               [Where do you go to school?]
4. I am in year 12 now.
5. I have two brothers.
6. My father is a lawyer.
7. James goes to school by bus.
8. The guests have stayed in this hotel for two weeks.
9. School begins at 7:15.
10. I would like to drink some coffee.
11. The receptionist gave the keys to Mr. Kawazaki.
12. I am from Malaysia.
13. I live with my grandmother.
14. Mr. Green is English.
15. The Manager speaks English fluently.
16. I like the eggs boiled.
17. The hotel is clean.
18. The bus fare to Palopo is Rp 70.000.
19. The room-maid cleans the room every day.
20. The hotel has 80 rooms.
21. The tall man is Mr. Bazuki.          [Which man is Mr. Bazuki? / Who is the tall man?]
22. His telephone number is 555444.
23. The man is looking for Mr. Anwar’s house.
24. His sister is good at Physics.
25. Three plus two is five.
26. I was born in Maros in 1988.
27. The taxi driver is honest.
28. We are on Lesson Two now.
29. Bob is 16 years old.
30.  The guide can speak six foreign languages.
31. I had bread and coffee for breakfast this morning.
32. The notice says, “Keep off the grass!”
33. Nine people were killed in the accident.
34. The boy likes the green T-Shirt.
35. Mr. Brown’s daughter won the cooking contest.
36. There are 12 months in a year.
37. Jana got a letter from her pen-pall this morning.
38. SARS stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
39. It is very hot today.             [How is it today? / How is the weather today?]
40. The yellow book is mine.
41. It will take an hour to get there.
42. The man complained because his room was noisy.
43. The airport is 21 km from the hotel.
44. The customer needs 4 kg of sugar
45. It was very cold yesterday.
46. She wears shoes size 39.
47. This food is called “COTO”.
48. Tempe is made of soybean.
49.  The waitress is tall.
50. Her initials are DJ.
51. They are talking about the earthquake.
52. The letter is from James.
53. I paid Rp 90.000 for the dictionary.
54. I am a reporter.
55. The book consists of 8 chapters.
56. She visits her grandmother once a month.
57. They live on Jl. Bawakaraeng.
58. Two times seven is 14.
59. This ring is made of gold.
60. My address is Jl. Buru no. 34.
61. Makassar is the capital of South Sulawesi.
62. My hobby is swimming.
63. Her hobbies are singing and dancing.
64. I didn’t attend the meeting due to my illness.
65. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
66. This house belongs to my uncle.       [Whom does this house belong to?]
67. The woman is rude.                [How is the woman?]
68. The books cost US $ 6.
69. The cave is dark.
70. It took me two hours to fix the tap.
71. It has been raining since yesterday.          
72. Mt. Everest is 8888 meters high.
73. The pool is 2 meters deep.
74. The boys are playing football noisily.
75. Zayn Malik is my idol.

[Reference: Sesa, Leonardus (2000) English Workbook, Makassar]