CHAPTER 5. ASKING QUESTIONS (21) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 5. ASKING QUESTIONS

 

5-14 MORE QUESTIONS WITH HOW                                                                                                                                                                                                              EXERCISE 32. More questions with HOW. (Chart 5-14) Directions: Close your books. Divide into two teams. Ask a student on the other team how to spell the word your teacher says. (Alternatively, work in pairs, switching roles after item 9.) Example: country SPEAKER A: How do you spell "country"? SPEAKER B: C-0-N-T-R-Y SPEAKERA: NO, that isn't right. The correct spelling is C-0-U-N-T-R-Y. OR Yes, that's right.   1 together 7 different 13 beginning 2 purple 8 foreign 14 intelligent 3 daughter 9 studying 15 writing 4 planned 10 bought 16 occasionally 5 rained 11 people 17 family 6 neighbor 12 beautiful 18 Mississippi   EXERCISE 35. Review of HOW. (Charts 5-10 + 5-14) Directions: Complete the questions. 1 A: ________ How often _________ do you get a haircut? B: About every six weeks, I think/guess. 2 A: ______________________________ does it take to get a haircut at Bertha's Beauty Boutique? B: Half an hour. 3 A: ______________________________ is it from the earth to the moon? B: Approximately 239,000 miles or 385,000 kilometers. 4 A: ______________________________ times a day do you brush your teeth? B: At least three. 5 A: ______________________________ does a snake shed its skin? B: From once a year to more than six times a year, depending on the kind of snake. 6 A: ______________________________ is it from your desk to the door? B: I'd say about four regular steps or two giant steps. 7 A: ______________________________ times does the numeral 9 appear in the numerals from 1 to 100? B: 20 times 8 A: ______________________________ does a bird's heart beat? B: It depends on size. A big bird's heart beats more than 300 times a minute. A small bird like a hummingbird has a normal heart beat of more than 600 beats a minute. 9 A: ______________________________ volcanoes erupt every year? B: About 50. But that's just on Earth. 10 A: ______________________________ 's it going? B: Okay, I guess. What about you? What's new with you? A: Nothin’ much. 11 A: Could you carry this box of books for me? B: I'd like to, but I have a bad back. ______________________________ is it? A: Pretty heavy. That's okay. I'll ask Jack to carry it. 12 A: You blow on your hands to warm them. You blow on your soup to cool it. Imagine that! Hot and cold from the same mouth. ______________________________ do you explain that? B: I don't know. ______________________________ do you explain it?

 

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EXERCISE 32 (YOUR OWN RESPONSES)   EXERCISE 35