questions words: ‘how’

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vocabulary
understand
ask
answer
check questions

STEP 01: VOCABULARY

 Say some questions that you know for each of the question words.

how
how many
how much
how often
how far
how long

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STEP 02: UNDERSTAND

 Understand when to use each question word.

how – way, method
how many – countable
how much – uncountable
how often – frequency
how far – distance
how long – time length, time duration, time period

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STEP 03: ASK

 Write and say the following questions with the correct question word.

1. _________ do you spell your name?
2. _________ brothers and sisters do you have?
3. _________ water do you drink in a day?
4. _________ do you exercise?
5. _________ is your work from your home?
6. _________ does it take you to travel to work?
7. _________ do you usually like to travel?
8. _________ relationships have you had?
9. _________ is a cup of coffee?
10. _________ do you read a book?
11. _________ do you live from your parents?
12. _________ does it take you to get ready in the morning?

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STEP 04: ANSWER

 Write and say you answers using the examples below.

1. I spell my name…
2. I have… brother and… sisters.
3. Everyday, I drink about… litres of water.
   I usually drink about… of water everyday.
4. I exercise…
5. My place of work is about… kilometres from my home.
6. It take me about… minutes to get to work.
7. I like to travel by…
8. I have had… relationships?
9. A cup of coffee costs around/between…
10. I read…
11. I live about… kilometres from my parents.
12. In the morning, it takes me around… minutes to get ready.

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STEP 05: CHECK QUESTIONS

 Check the correct questions words for STEP 03.

1. How do you spell your name?
2. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
3. How much water do you drink in a day?
4. How often do you exercise?
5. How far is your work from your home?
6. How long does it take you to travel to work?
7. How do you usually like to travel?
8. How many relationships have you had?
9. How much is a cup of coffee?
10. How often do you read a book?
11. How far do you live from your parents?
12. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?

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