Exercise. Use the following sentences to write questions, using either Who or What for the subject.
Example:
Somebody got in trouble for the prank. ==> Who got in trouble for the prank?
Something got in my eye. ==> What got in your eye?
1. Somebody ate my porridge.
Who ate your porridge?
2. Someone’s been sleeping in my bed.
Who’s been sleeping in my bed?
3. Something made a strange noise in the basement.
What made a strange noise in the basement?
4. Someone gave me a pair of free tickets.
Who gave you a pair of free tickets?
5. Something frightened the chickens.
What frightened the chickens?
6. Something caused the dinosaurs to become extinct.
What caused the dinosaurs to become extinct?
7. Something’s wrong with the TV.
What’s wrong with the TV?
8. Somebody turned off the lights.
Who turned off the lights?
9. Somebody brought a cake for the class party.
Who brought a cake for the class party?
10. Something made me cancel my vacation plans.
What made you cancel your vacation plans?
Exercise. Use the following sentences to write questions, using either Who or What for the object.
Example:
John ran into someone at the train station. ==> Who did John run into at the train station?
Mary ate something for lunch. ==> What did Mary eat for lunch?
1. Tony asked someone to the dance.
Who did Tony ask to the dance?
2. The cat has something in its mouth.
What does the cat have in its mouth?
3. Steve is going to the store to get something.
What is Steve going to get at the store?
4. The police arrested someone for the arson.
Who did the police arrest for the arson?
5. The teacher picked someone to be his helper.
Who did the teacher pick to be his helper?
6. Jack wrote something on the back of the picture.
What did Jack write on the back of the picture?
7. The prince married someone at the end of the fairy tale.
Who did the prince marry at the end of the fairy tale?
8. The waiter brought Jane something to drink.
What did the waiter bring Jane to drink?
9. The farmer put something on the plants to make them grow.
What did the farmer put on the plants to make them grow?
10. The doctor operated on someone.
Who did the doctor operate on?
Exercise. Ask a question using who or what to find the missing information.
Example:
I bought a XXXXX for a souvenir, and XXXXX got some postcards. ==>
What did you get for a souvenir?
Who got postcards?
1. Tom took a picture of Becky sitting on XXXXX, but XXXXX didn’t want his picture taken.
What was Becky sitting on?
Who didn’t want his picture taken?
2. On our vacation we went to see XXXXX. Mother also wanted to see XXXXX.
What did you see on your vacation?
What did Mother also want to see?
3. XXXXX wrote many famous fairy tales. He also wrote many XXXXX.
Who wrote many famous fairy tales?
What did he also write?
4. We packed XXXXX, but XXXXX forgot his toothbrush.
What did you pack?
Who forgot his toothbrush?
5. The children caught XXXXX in the creek. XXXXX caught the most of all.
What did the children catch in the creek?
Who caught the most of all?