🧱 Sentence vs Question

✅ Sentences → start with the subject.
❓ Questions → start with an auxiliary or question word.

Type	Sentence	Question
Present Simple (do/does)	You like pizza.	Do you like pizza?
	She works in an office.	Does she work in an office?
Verb “be”	You are tired.	Are you tired?
	He is a teacher.	Is he a teacher?
Wh- Question	You live in Canada.	Where do you live?
	She studies English.	What does she study?

💡 Why Word Order Is Important

In English, word order helps show if a sentence is a statement or a question.
Changing the order of the words changes the meaning completely:

You like coffee. → ✅ Statement
Do you like coffee? → ❓ Question

So, when we make questions, we usually move the auxiliary verb (do / does / am / is / are) before the subject.

🧩 Basic Question Structure

🔹 With “do/does”

Question word + do/does + subject + main verb

Example	Explanation
Where do you live?	“Where” = question word, “do” = auxiliary, “you” = subject, “live” = main verb
What does she do?	“does” = auxiliary for she
Do you like coffee?	no question word — just “do” + subject + verb

🧠 Remember:

• Do → for I, you, we, they
• Does → for he, she, it
• The main verb does not take -s after “does”:

❌ Does she works? → ✅ Does she work?

🔹 With “be”

If the verb is be, we don’t use do/does.
We just change the order:

Statement	Question
You are a student.	Are you a student?
She is tired.	Is she tired?

🪄 Tip: With “be”, move am/is/are before the subject to make a question.

🗣️ Common Question Words

Question Word	Meaning	Example
What	thing / information	What do you do?
Where	place	Where do you live?
When	time	When do you study English?
Who	person	Who is your teacher?
How	manner / way	How are you today?
Why	reason	Why are you late?

🪄 Tip: Question words always come at the beginning of the question.

⚙️ Word Order Summary

✅ Yes / No Questions – Verb Be

Structure: Be + Subject + Complement

Are you tired?
Is she a teacher?

Use this form when you want a yes or no answer.

✅ Question Word + Verb Be

Structure: Question Word + Be + Subject + Complement

Where are you from?
How is your family?
Why is he late?

Use a question word when you want more information (not just yes/no).

✅ Yes / No Questions – Other Verbs

Structure: Do/Does + Subject + Base Verb

Do you like coffee?
Does he play tennis?

Use do/does for most verbs (except be).

✅ Question Word + Other Verbs

Structure: Question Word + Do/Does + Subject + Base Verb

Where do you live?
What does she study?
When do they work?

Use a question word when you want more details.

Let’s Practice!

Quiz

Speaking

Practice 1

Practice 2

Create your own questions using the pictures in the cards