Questions Words adalah kata tanya yang digunakan untuk menanyakan sesuatu, benda, binatang, orang, keadaan, sifat, waktu, cara, dan alasan
Kata tanya yang dimaksud adalah;
Where (di/kemana) menanyakan tempat
When (kapan) menanyakan waktu
Why (mengapa) menanyakan alasan
Who (siapa) menanyakan orang
How (bagaimana) menanyakan keadaan dan cara melakukan sesuatu
What (apa) menanyakan benda, binatang, profesi, dan kegiatan
Which (yang mana) menanyakan pilihan
Whose... (...siapa) menanyakan kepunyaan/milik
Dalam membentuk kalimat tanya dengan kata tanya pada dasarnya sama dengan cara membuat kalimat tanya tanpa kata tanya, hanya saja menambahkan kata tanya di depan/di awal kalimat.
Kalimat tanya dengan kata tanya tidak dapat dijawab dengan Yes dan No
Perhatikan dua kalimat tanya berikut ini !
1. Is Ani a student ? yes, she is atau no, she isn't
Apakah ani seorang siswa ? ya atau bukan
2. What is Ani ? Ani is a student
Apa profesi Ani ? Ani seorang siswa
Keterangan
- Pada kalimat no. 1, jawabannya menggunakan yes atau no karena kalimat tsb tidak menggunakan kata tanya. Sedangkan pada contoh no 2, tidak dijawab dengan yes maupun no karena pertanyaannya menggunakan kata tanya what
- Pada kedua kalimat di atas kata IS di letakkan sebelum subjek kalimat. Jadi pada dararnya mempunyai cara yang sama hanya pada contoh no 2 menggunakan kata tanya what
Where (di/ke mana)
1. Where is mother ? Mother is in the kitchen
2. Where does father read the magazine ? He reads the magazine in the room
Jawaban dari Where pada kalimat di atas adalah in the kitchen dan in the room
When (kapan/bila)
1. When do you play tennis ? I play tennis on Sunday
2. When does Budi watch TV ? Budi watches TV in the evening
Jawaban dari when adalah on Sunday dan in the evening
Who (siapa)
1. Who is she ? She is Ani
2. Who plays tennis on Sunday ? Budi plays tennis on Sunday
3. Who is Ani helping ? Ani is helping Ana
Jawaban dari who adalah Ani, Budi, dan Ana
How (bagaimana/apa kabar)
1. How are you ? I am fine
2. How do you go to school? I go to school by city transport
Jawaban dari how adalah fine dan by city transport
How... (berapa)....(diikuti oleh kata sifat)
1. How tall are you? I am 170 cm tall
2. How old is Endah? she is 45 years old
3. How far is your house from here? it is 2 km from here
4. How deep is the river ? it is about 2 m deep
5. How long is your ruler ? it is 25 cm long
How much (berapa harga)
1. How much is the dictionary? it is Rp. 20.000,-
2. How much is the ticket? it is only Rp. 10.000,-
How much (berapa banyak) menanyakan jumlah benda yang tidak dapat dihitung
1. How much money do you have? I have Rp. 500.000,-
2. How much water do you need? I need a glass of water
How many (berapa banyak) menanyakan jumlah benda yang dapat dihitung
1. How many books do you have? I have five books
2. How many brothers do you have? I have two brothers
What (apa) menanyakan benda
1. What do you eat for breakfast? I eat egg for my breakfast
What (menanyakan pekerjaan/profesi)
1. What is your father? he is a teacher
What (menanyakan kegiatan)
1. What are you doing? I am reading today news
What .... (... apa) diikuti oleh kata benda
1. What color is your bag ? my bag is black
2. What book are you reading? I am reading English book
What time (jam berapa)
1. What time do you usually gat up? I usually get up at five
Whose....(....siapa) menanyakan kepemilikan
1. Whose dictionary is this? That is my dictionary
Which ...(...yang mana) diikuti kata benda
1. Which book do you want to buy? I want to buy the English book
2. Which lesson do you like best? I like English
Keterangan
- Kata tanya diletakkan diawal kalimat
- Pada contoh di atas, Is, am, are, do, does dan did diletakkan sebelum subjek kalimat. Coba bandingkan lagi dengan kalimat tanya tanpa kata tanya
- Kalimat tanya dengan kata tanya dapat dijawab dengan singkat atau dengan lengkap. Coba Anda perhatikan lagi dua contoh pada awal pembahasan ini
plane (pesawat terbang)
color (warna)
breakfast (sarapan)
bag (tas)
river (sungai)
umbrella (payung)
lesson (pelajaran)
handkerchief (sapu tangan)
shoes (sepatu)
sick (sakit)
black (hitam)
short (pendek)
old (tua)
fat (gemuk)
much (banyak)
size (ukuran)
shirt (kemeja)
egg (telur)
hungry (lapar)
tall (tinggi)
long (panjang, lama)
young (muda)
far (jauh)
many (banyak)
LATIHAN A
Pilihlah salah satu kata tanya dalam kurung sesuai dengan jawaban yang diberikan! No. 1 sebagai contoh
1. (who, what, where) is he ? Edi jawabannya Who
2. (where, when, how) is he going to Jakarta ? by plane
3. (when, how, where) do you practise tennis ? On Sunday
4. (where, what, why) is your book ? in my bag
5. (why, who, what) is he absent ? because he is sick
6. (where, what, who) is mother ? in the kitchen
7. (how, where, what) is your father ? a teacher
8. (wh en, where, why) do you live ? in Kotabumi
9. (where, why, who) is he helping you ? Anton is
10. (where, when, why) is the baby crying ? because hungry
LATIHAN B
Isilah titik-titik pada kalimat tanya di bawah ini dengan kata tanya yang tepat dengan merujuk pada kata yang dicetak tebal pada jawaban yang diberikan!
Contoh
- ....is Ani ? she is very well
- jawaban How is Ani ?
- ....is Ani ? she a student
- .... are you reading ? I am reading a magazine
- ...are you john ? I am in the sleeping room
- ...is coming ? Ali is
- ...are they going ? they are going to market
- ...do you go to school? I go to school by bus
- ...is he going to doctor? because he is not well
- ... is mother frying ? she frying some bananas
- ... did you come with? I came with Ana
- ... are they watching? they are watching TV now
LATIHAN C
Isilah titik-titik pada kalimat berikut dengan kata yang disediakan dibawah ini!
time, size, book, pragramme, colour
- What...do you like on TV? I like the news
- What...did you buy yesterday? I bought a dictionary yesterday
- What...does he usually go to school? He usually goes to school at 7
- What...is your T-shirt? It is no 12
- What...are your shoes? My shoes are black
LATIHAN D
Isilah titi-titik berikut dengan kata yang tepat
Contoh
How...are you? I am 120 cm
How tall are you?
- How...is she? She is 27 years
- How...is your dictionary? It is Rp. 50.000,-
- How...is from Kotabumi to Bandar Lampung? It is about 100 km
- How...is the swimming pool? It is 2 m
- How...is the street? It is 4 m
- How...are you? I am 170 cm
- How...do you run? I run 12km/hour
- How...is the ruler? It is 30 cm
LATIHAN E
Isilah titik-titik pada kalimat berikut ini dengan How much atau How many!
- .....money do you have?
- .....brother do you have?
- .....is your book?
- .....students are there in the classroom?
- .....water do you need?
LATIHAN F
isilah titik-titik pada kalimat berikut ini dengan Whose atau Which dengan merujuk pada jawaban yang dicetak tebal!
- .....umbrella is that? that is my umbrella
- .....mother is she? she is her mother
- .....fruit do you like very much? apple or durian? I like durian
- .....lesson is more difficult? English or biology? English is more difficult
- .....shoes are those? Those are my shoes
LATIHAN G
Buatlah kalimat tanya dari kalimat-kalimat berikut ini dengan menanyakan kata yang digarisbawahi!
Contoh : I am reading a magazine now?
Jawab : What are you reading?
- Mother is cooking in the kitchen
- Father is going to his office
- Mr. Joko teaches us English
- He lives on Jln. Jendral Sudirman no. 102 Kotabumi
- Martin goes to mosque on Friday
- I go to school at 7 every morning
- My mother is 46 years old
- She goes to school with her brother
- We are finishing our work
- Ani is watching TV now
Setelah Anda menyelesaikan latihan-latihan di atas cobalah Anda cocokkan dengan kunci jawabannya!!