Change the following statements into questions. This sentence transformation worksheet is for students of classes 4 and 5.

How to change a statement into a question

If the affirmative sentence has an auxiliary verb in it, it is easy to transform it into a question. You only have to put the auxiliary before the subject.

An example is given below.

• Raju is writing a story. (statement)
• Is Raju writing a story? (question)

If the affirmative sentence does not have an auxiliary verb, you have to use do, does or did to make questions. Use do and does in the simple present tense and did in the simple past tense.

Use do with plural subject and does with singular subjects. Examples are given below.

• Aditya works in a bank.
• They live in this house. (Affirmative)
• They do not live in this house. (Negative)

The previous sentence is in the simple present tense and the subject is the singular noun Aditya. Hence, we use the auxiliary does to transform this sentence into a question.

• Does Aditya work in a bank?
• His sisters live in Canada.

The previous sentence is in the simple present tense and the subject is the plural noun sisters Hence, we use the auxiliary do to transform this sentence into a question.

• Do his sisters live in Canada?

Another example is given below.

• Rani arrived yesterday.

The previous sentence is in the simple past tense and hence we use did.

• Did Rani arrive yesterday?

Note that after do, does and did, we use the first form of the verb.

• Does she live here? (NOT Does she lives here.)
• Did he come yesterday? (NOT Did he came yesterday?)

Worksheet 1

1. Rani is staying with her parents.
2. He has been preparing for his exam.
3. They got married last month.
4. Ravi won the first prize in the quiz competition.
5. Anu wants to be a writer.
6. Raju is doing his homework.
7. Sneha works at a bank.
8. Radha is listening to music.
9. Carpenters make furniture.
10. Masons are building the house.
11. She went to the market to buy some vegetables.
12. He needs our help.

Answers

1. Is Rani staying with her parents?
2. Has he been preparing for his exam?
3. Did they get married last month? (When the declarative sentence is in the simple past tense, we make questions with did.)
4. Did Ravi win the first prize in the quiz competition?
5. Does Anu want to be a writer?
6. Is Raju doing his homework?
7. Does Sneha work at a bank?
8. Is Radha listening to music?
9. Do carpenters make furniture?
10. Are masons building the house?
11. Did she go to the market to buy some vegetables?
12. Does he need our help? (When the declarative sentence is in the simple present tense, we make questions with do or does.)

Worksheet 2

1. They took the child to the doctor.

2. She graduated in 2005.

3. He recognized her instantly.

4. She lives in a large house.

5. You know the answer.

6. They asked her a question.

7. Janet has got a new job.

8. The child is waiting for her father.

9. She loves her children.

10. He wants to become a millionaire.

11. She works in a bank.

12. They scolded the child.

13. He was late for office.

14. She has been working for hours,

15. My mother bought me a dress.

Answers

1. Did they take the child to the doctor? (NOT Did they took the child….? Use the first form of the verb (v1) after do, does and did.)

2. Did she graduate in 2005?

3. Did he recognize her instantly?

4. Does she live in a large house?

5. Do you know the answer?

6. Did they ask her a question?

7. Has Janet got a new job?

8. Is the child waiting for her father?

9. Does she love her children?

10. Does he want to become a millionaire?  

11. Does she work in a bank?

12. Did they scold the child?

13. Was he late for office?

14. Has she been working for hours?

15. Did my mother buy me a dress?

Worksheet 3

Change the given declarative sentences into interrogative sentences.

1. You saw him yesterday.

2. I waited for an hour.

3. They recognized him at once.

4. The missing child has been found.

5. The old man lives alone in that hut.

6. She works at a bank.

7. He knows what he wants.

8. I started at six.

9. He told me a lie.

10. Heat expands bodies.

11. Plants absorb carbon dioxide.

12. Plants make their food in their leaves.

13. She wants to be an architect.

14. She called me a liar.

15. He went out in a hurry.

16. She left at six.

Answers

1. Did you see him yesterday?

2. Did I wait for an hour?

3. Did they recognize him at once?

4. Has the missing child been found?

5. Does the old man live alone in that hut?

6. Does she work at a bank?

7. Does he know what he wants?

8. Did I start at six?

9. Did he tell me a lie?

10. Does heat expand bodies?

11. Do plants absorb carbon dioxide?

12. Do plants make their food in their leaves?

13. Does she want to be an architect?

14. Did she call me a liar?

15. Did he go out in a hurry?

16. Did she leave at six?