Question Words ESL Activities, Games and Worksheets

Interview Me

Elementary (A1-A2) 25 minutes
ESL Question Words Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Pair Work

In this free question words activity, students complete conversation questions with question words and then ask... read more

Introduction to Question Words

Elementary (A1-A2) 25 minutes
ESL Question Words Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Categorizing, Gap-fill, Writing Questions

This productive question words worksheet helps students learn and practice how to use question words. Students begin by matching answers with questions... read more

Questions, Questions, Questions

Elementary (A1-A2) 30 minutes
ESL Question Words Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Pair Work

In this insightful question words activity, students complete questions with question words and then ask and answer... read more

Questions for me

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL Question Words Activity - Grammar, Writing and Speaking: Completing, Writing and Answering Questions - Group Work

In this engaging question words activity, students write questions using different question words and phrases for other students to answer. This activity... read more

Question Word Bingo

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL Question Words Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Questions - Group Work

In this fun question words game, students play bingo by racing to make questions from question words. Students take turns picking up a topic card and reading the topic to the group, e.g. hobbies and... read more

Same as me

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL Question Words Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Writing, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice

Here is a creative question words activity to help students practice forming questions with specific question words. This... read more

Guess the Word

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
ESL Question Words Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions, Guessing, Freer Practice - Pair Work

In this free question words game, students race to elicit words by asking questions. Set a ten-minute time limit. Student A... read more

How much do you know?

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
ESL How Question Words Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Quiz, Forming, Asking and Answering Questions, Guessing, Controlled and Freer Practice - Pair Work

In this entertaining How questions speaking activity, students form, ask and answer quiz questions beginning with How...?... read more

How much? How many? Quiz

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
ESL How Much How Many Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Quiz, Forming, Asking and Answering Questions, Guessing - Pair Work

In this useful How much and How many speaking activity, students take part in a quiz where they form, ask and... read more

Make a Question

Intermediate (B1) 30 minutes
ESL Question Words Game - Grammar and Speaking: Matching, Asking and Answering Questions - Group Work

In this imaginative question words game, students match question words to endings and ask the questions to other students. In groups, students take turns... read more

Question Words Practice

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
ESL Question Words Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill, Reading a Role-Play, Writing Questions

This comprehensive question words worksheet helps students practice or review question words and Wh questions. Students start by matching each question... read more

Yes/No Conversation Questions

Intermediate (B1) 30 minutes
ESL Yes/No Question Words Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Completing, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Group and Pair Work

In this enjoyable yes/no question words activity, students practice completing, asking and answering yes/no... read more