Wh-Questions Word Ordering Worksheet for English Language Practice
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Step-by-step solution for: WH questions with DO or DOES worksheet
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Let's solve each of these wh-question word ordering problems step by step. The goal is to rearrange the jumbled words into meaningful, grammatically correct questions.
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Reordered: Why didn't you visit your mother yesterday?
✔ *Explanation:* "Why" starts the question, followed by the auxiliary verb "didn't", subject "you", main verb "visit", object "your mother", and time "yesterday".
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Reordered: Where do you come from?
✔ *Explanation:* "Where" is the question word, then the auxiliary "do", subject "you", verb "come", and prepositional phrase "from".
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Reordered: Who will attend the meeting tomorrow morning?
✔ *Explanation:* "Who" starts the question, followed by the auxiliary "will", verb "attend", object "the meeting", and time "tomorrow morning".
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Reordered: Where are my new reading glasses?
✔ *Explanation:* "Where" begins the question, then "are", possessive pronoun "my", adjective "new", noun "reading glasses".
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Reordered: When is our flight to Paris tonight?
✔ *Explanation:* "When" is the question word, followed by "is", subject "our flight to Paris", and time "tonight".
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Reordered: What do we need to buy from the supermarket?
✔ *Explanation:* "What" starts the question, then auxiliary "do", subject "we", verb "need", infinitive "to buy", and prepositional phrase "from the supermarket".
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Reordered: Who is going to wash the dishes tonight?
✔ *Explanation:* "Who" is the subject, followed by "is going to", verb "wash", object "the dishes", and time "tonight".
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Reordered: Where did you buy this delicious sandwich?
✔ *Explanation:* "Where" starts the question, then auxiliary "did", subject "you", verb "buy", object "this delicious sandwich".
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Reordered: Why did Ali sell his new car?
✔ *Explanation:* "Why" starts the question, then auxiliary "did", subject "Ali", verb "sell", object "his new car".
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Reordered: Why is the boss so angry this morning?
✔ *Explanation:* "Why" begins the question, then "is", subject "the boss", adverbial phrase "so angry", and time "this morning".
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Reordered: When do all the shops open on Sunday?
✔ *Explanation:* "When" starts the question, then auxiliary "do", subject "all the shops", verb "open", and time "on Sunday".
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Reordered: Where did you have your hair done?
✔ *Explanation:* "Where" starts the question, then auxiliary "did", subject "you", verb "have", object "your hair", and past participle "done".
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Reordered: When did you graduate from university?
✔ *Explanation:* "When" starts the question, then auxiliary "did", subject "you", verb "graduate", prepositional phrase "from university".
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Reordered: What time is the delivery man coming this afternoon?
✔ *Explanation:* "What time" is the question phrase, then "is", subject "the delivery man", verb "coming", and time "this afternoon".
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Reordered: Who ate all my favourite chocolate biscuits?
✔ *Explanation:* "Who" is the subject, then verb "ate", object "all my favourite chocolate biscuits".
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1. Why didn't you visit your mother yesterday?
2. Where do you come from?
3. Who will attend the meeting tomorrow morning?
4. Where are my new reading glasses?
5. When is our flight to Paris tonight?
6. What do we need to buy from the supermarket?
7. Who is going to wash the dishes tonight?
8. Where did you buy this delicious sandwich?
9. Why did Ali sell his new car?
10. Why is the boss so angry this morning?
11. When do all the shops open on Sunday?
12. Where did you have your hair done?
13. When did you graduate from university?
14. What time is the delivery man coming this afternoon?
15. Who ate all my favourite chocolate biscuits?
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1. your, didn't, you, yesterday, visit, why, mother?
Reordered: Why didn't you visit your mother yesterday?
✔ *Explanation:* "Why" starts the question, followed by the auxiliary verb "didn't", subject "you", main verb "visit", object "your mother", and time "yesterday".
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2. do you from come where?
Reordered: Where do you come from?
✔ *Explanation:* "Where" is the question word, then the auxiliary "do", subject "you", verb "come", and prepositional phrase "from".
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3. tomorrow, the, will, attend, morning, who, meeting?
Reordered: Who will attend the meeting tomorrow morning?
✔ *Explanation:* "Who" starts the question, followed by the auxiliary "will", verb "attend", object "the meeting", and time "tomorrow morning".
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4. new, glasses are where reading my?
Reordered: Where are my new reading glasses?
✔ *Explanation:* "Where" begins the question, then "are", possessive pronoun "my", adjective "new", noun "reading glasses".
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5. our, Paris, is, tonight, to, when, flight?
Reordered: When is our flight to Paris tonight?
✔ *Explanation:* "When" is the question word, followed by "is", subject "our flight to Paris", and time "tonight".
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6. need, the, do, we, to, buy, supermarket, what, from?
Reordered: What do we need to buy from the supermarket?
✔ *Explanation:* "What" starts the question, then auxiliary "do", subject "we", verb "need", infinitive "to buy", and prepositional phrase "from the supermarket".
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7. dishes, is, wash, who, the, tonight, to, going?
Reordered: Who is going to wash the dishes tonight?
✔ *Explanation:* "Who" is the subject, followed by "is going to", verb "wash", object "the dishes", and time "tonight".
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8. delicious, did, where, this, buy, sandwich, you?
Reordered: Where did you buy this delicious sandwich?
✔ *Explanation:* "Where" starts the question, then auxiliary "did", subject "you", verb "buy", object "this delicious sandwich".
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9. car, did, Ali, new, sell, why, his?
Reordered: Why did Ali sell his new car?
✔ *Explanation:* "Why" starts the question, then auxiliary "did", subject "Ali", verb "sell", object "his new car".
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10. so, is, boss, morning, the, this, why, angry?
Reordered: Why is the boss so angry this morning?
✔ *Explanation:* "Why" begins the question, then "is", subject "the boss", adverbial phrase "so angry", and time "this morning".
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11. shops, the, all, Sunday, open, do, when, on?
Reordered: When do all the shops open on Sunday?
✔ *Explanation:* "When" starts the question, then auxiliary "do", subject "all the shops", verb "open", and time "on Sunday".
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12. hair, you, did, done, have, where, your?
Reordered: Where did you have your hair done?
✔ *Explanation:* "Where" starts the question, then auxiliary "did", subject "you", verb "have", object "your hair", and past participle "done".
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13. graduate, you, university, did, from, when?
Reordered: When did you graduate from university?
✔ *Explanation:* "When" starts the question, then auxiliary "did", subject "you", verb "graduate", prepositional phrase "from university".
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14. afternoon, delivery, time, is, the, what, man, coming, this?
Reordered: What time is the delivery man coming this afternoon?
✔ *Explanation:* "What time" is the question phrase, then "is", subject "the delivery man", verb "coming", and time "this afternoon".
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15. chocolate, all, favourite, ate, biscuits, who, my?
Reordered: Who ate all my favourite chocolate biscuits?
✔ *Explanation:* "Who" is the subject, then verb "ate", object "all my favourite chocolate biscuits".
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✔ Final Answers:
1. Why didn't you visit your mother yesterday?
2. Where do you come from?
3. Who will attend the meeting tomorrow morning?
4. Where are my new reading glasses?
5. When is our flight to Paris tonight?
6. What do we need to buy from the supermarket?
7. Who is going to wash the dishes tonight?
8. Where did you buy this delicious sandwich?
9. Why did Ali sell his new car?
10. Why is the boss so angry this morning?
11. When do all the shops open on Sunday?
12. Where did you have your hair done?
13. When did you graduate from university?
14. What time is the delivery man coming this afternoon?
15. Who ate all my favourite chocolate biscuits?
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Let me know if you'd like a printable version or explanations in another language!
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