Question words (Fragewörter) are the engine of any real conversation — wer, was, wann, wo, warum, wie. Most of them are easy cognates of their English cousins, but a few work a little differently: wo vs. wohin vs. woher, or the case-marked forms wem and wen that come from interrogative pronouns.
The exercises below help you pick the right question word in context — and, once that's comfortable, you can put your skills to use in the B1 follow-up question drills.
Exercise: German Question Words
Type the German question word that matches the English hint. The questions cover everyday topics — birthdays, weather, prices, directions — so you'll spot patterns you can reuse straight away in conversation.
1.
Whenist dein Geburtstag?
2.
Whatist das für ein Geräusch?
3.
Where togehst du heute Abend hin?
4.
Where fromkommst du?
5.
Whohat das Buch gelesen?
6.
Whosesind diese Schuhe?
7.
Whatmöchtest du trinken?
8.
Howviele Stunden arbeitest du pro Woche?
9.
How longlange dauert der Flug?
10.
How oldalt bist du?
11.
How oftenoft gehst du ins Kino?
12.
How muchviel kostet das?