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Asking Questions
Review the basics of forming questions with this resource. ESL learners can practice forming questions, answering yes and no inquiries, and asking how long something takes. This resource provides a comprehensive exploration of the topic.
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Making Yes/No Questions in the Present Tense
Does your class need some practice with writing yes or no questions in the present tense? This activity offers learners some choice as they pair activities with subjects to form questions. Pupils also write a quick response to each...
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Writing Questions
While this activity involving formulating questions was designed for older ESL students, it could be modified for use in upper elementary. Using this 15 questions instructional activity, students practice taking information and forming a...
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ESL: What's the Weather Like?
Beginning English learners practice describing the weather with help from eight picture clues. Questions are phrased like "How's the weather?" and "What's the weather like?" Tinker with the formatting to make it all fit on one page...
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Present Perfect Simple Tense-Forming Questions
In this present perfect simple tense activity, students use words and phrases given to form questions in the tense. Answers may be submitted online for review. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Advanced Forming Questions – “When”
In this interrogative sentence learning exercise, students practice forming questions as they rearrange 6 different groups of words to form 6 interrogative sentences including the word "when."
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Advanced Forming Questions – “What”
In this interrogative sentence worksheet, students practice forming questions as they rearrange 6 different groups of words to form 6 sentences including the interrogative pronoun "what."
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Advanced Forming Questions – “Where”
In this interrogative sentence worksheet, students practice forming questions as they rearrange 6 different groups of words to form 6 interrogative sentences including the word "where."
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Worksheet 1: Question Words
While this activity is short, it provides a quick review of forming sentences using who, what, where, when and why. This 6 question activity could be used in an elementary class or with ESL students.
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Quiz 3A: Expressions of Quantity
As part of this activity focusing on the use of the expressions all of, almost all of, most of, some of and none of, students evaluate groups of symbols to identify the information missing. In the first part of this 14 question activity,...
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Various Questions
A great exercise for English language learners or youngsters learning how to question, this resource provides practice using pictures to recognize words. After the class has completed the fill-in-the-blank portion, have them walk around...
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Form Questions in Simple Present Tense
In this simple present tense worksheet, students use words and phrases given to questions in simple present tense. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Present Time: ESL
Review the basics with your ESL students. This presentation covers basic English Grammar focusing specifically on simple present, present progressive, adverbs of frequency, and short answers. This is a content review and intended to...
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Tag Questions: Has he? Hasn't he? Had he?
Your English learners can use an online, interactive activity to choose the correct question tag to transform 10 declarative sentences that use the verb to be into interrogatives. They must know to switch the value of the verb from a...
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Print & Go ESL
Improve reading comprehension with a set of ESL worksheets. Kids read through various passages, note which facts are true or false, mark their opinion on two statements, and write a short reply based on a writing prompt.
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Words in the News: Stem Cell Research
A thorough resource for intermediate English learners addresses reading comprehension of informational texts, adjective forms, vocabulary acquisition, and writing in a journalistic style. Specifically, the class reads about stem cell...
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Beginning Forming Questions- "What"
In this ESL learning exercise, students analyze 8 questions that have the words in scrambled order. Students put the questions in the correct order. All sentences begin with the word "what".
Savvas Learning
Verb Tense Packet
How do you word questions? Word order in questions is the focus of a 23-page grammar packet designed for ESL/ELD classes. Yes/no questions, information questions, and tag questions are all examined.
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Adele's ESL Corner: Questions 1
For this ESL questions worksheet, students form questions using answers given as a guide. Student may check answers on line.
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Forming Simple Present Questions
In this simple present tense worksheet, students use words and phrases given to form questions in simple present tense. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Filling out a Form
In this filling in a form worksheet, beginning English language learners practice filling in the blanks on a form. Questions ask for the surname, nationality, birth place, date of birth and occupations. Students fill in their marital...
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Past Perfect Progressive Questions #3
In this past perfect progressive tense activity, learners use words and phrases given to form questions in the tense. Answers may be submitted online for review. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Exercise on Present Progressive-Form Questions
In this simple present tense worksheet, students use words and phrases given to form questions in present progressive tense. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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ESL: Basic Vocabulary Matching
Newcomers to English can practice vocabulary about food, daily actions, and school supplies with this 10-question matching exercise. Simple line drawings represent basic terms for beginners.