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Unit
Exercises 49

49.1 Ask Joe questions.
JOE
1 (where / live) Where do you live? In Manchester.
2 (born there?) No, I was born in London.
3 (married?) Yes.
4 (how long?) 17 years.
5 (what / do?) I’m a journalist.
6 (what wife / do?) She’s a doctor.
7 (children?) Yes, two boys.
8 (how old?) 12 and 15.

49.2 Make questions with who or what.

1 Somebody hit me. Who hit you?
2 I hit somebody. Who did you hit?
3 Somebody paid the bill. Who
4 I’m worried about something. What
5 Something happened.
6 Diane said something.
7 This book belongs to somebody.
8 Somebody lives in that house.
9 I fell over something.

10 Something fell off the shelf.
11 This word means something.
12 Sarah was with somebody.
13 I’m looking for something.
14 Emma reminds me of somebody.

49.3 Put the words in brackets in the correct order.
1 (when / was / built / this house?) When was this house built?
2 (how / cheese / is / made?)
3 (why / Sue / working / isn’t / today?)
4 (what time / arriving / your friends / are?)
5 (why / was / cancelled / the meeting?)
6 (when / invented / paper / was?)
7 (where / your parents / were / born?)
8 (why / you / to the party / didn’t / come?)
9 (how / the accident / did / happen?)
10 (why / happy / you / aren’t?)
11 (how many / speak / can / languages / you?)
49.4 Write negative questions from the words in brackets. In each situation you are surprised.
1 a: We won’t see Lisa this evening.
b: Why not? (she / not / come / out with us?) Isn’t she coming out with us?
2 a: I hope we don’t meet Luke tonight.
b: Why? (you / not / like / him?)
3 a: Don’t go and see that film.
b: Why not? (it / not / good?)
4 a: I’ll have to borrow some money.
b: Why? (you / not / have / any?)
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