Level 07 – Step 10 : Indirect Questions (I wonder / Do you know) (I wonder what he thinks. Do you know where she lives?)
/Level 07 – Step 10 : Indirect Questions (I wonder / Do you know) (I wonder what he thinks. Do you know where she lives?)
🚪 Let’s Begin
/🚪 Let’s Begin
🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to ask questions politely using indirect question forms like “I wonder” and “Do you know”.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to ask questions politely using indirect question forms like “I wonder” and “Do you know”.
🐧Igupen: Why do we use indirect questions instead of normal questions?
/🐧Igupen: Why do we use indirect questions instead of normal questions?
🦉Professor Owl: Indirect questions sound softer and more polite and they often start with phrases like “I wonder” or “Do you know”.
/🦉Professor Owl: Indirect questions sound softer and more polite and they often start with phrases like “I wonder” or “Do you know”.
🐧Igupen: That sounds useful for talking to teachers and adults.
/🐧Igupen: That sounds useful for talking to teachers and adults.
📚 Lesson
/📚 Lesson
What is an indirect question?
/What is an indirect question?
An indirect question is a polite way to ask something by using a phrase like “I wonder” or “Do you know” followed by a question word or clause.
/An indirect question is a polite way to ask something by using a phrase like “I wonder” or “Do you know” followed by a question word or clause.
Main forms: “I wonder + (if / question word + clause)” and “Do you know + (if / question word + clause)”.
/Main forms: “I wonder + (if / question word + clause)” and “Do you know + (if / question word + clause)”.
Use question words (who, what, where, when, why, how) or “if/whether” for yes/no questions.
/Use question words (who, what, where, when, why, how) or “if/whether” for yes/no questions.
Important grammar point: After “I wonder” or “Do you know” we use a normal statement word order (subject + verb), not the question order.
/Important grammar point: After “I wonder” or “Do you know” we use a normal statement word order (subject + verb), not the question order.
Example difference: Direct: “Where does she live?” Indirect: “Do you know where she lives?”
/Example difference: Direct: “Where does she live?” Indirect: “Do you know where she lives?”
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
Use statement order after the intro phrase: say “where she lives” not “where does she live”.
/Use statement order after the intro phrase: say “where she lives” not “where does she live”.
Quick checks inside the lesson
/Quick checks inside the lesson
Direct: “What time is the movie?” Indirect: “I wonder what time the movie starts.”
/Direct: “What time is the movie?” Indirect: “I wonder what time the movie starts.”
Direct: “Is he coming?” Indirect: “Do you know if he is coming?”
/Direct: “Is he coming?” Indirect: “Do you know if he is coming?”
🌼 Sample Sentences
/🌼 Sample Sentences
No.01 I wonder what he thinks.
/No.01 I wonder what he thinks.
No.02 Do you know where she lives?
/No.02 Do you know where she lives?
No.03 I wonder when the bus arrives.
/No.03 I wonder when the bus arrives.
No.04 Do you know who will teach the class?
/No.04 Do you know who will teach the class?
No.05 I wonder why the lights are off.
/No.05 I wonder why the lights are off.
No.06 Do you know how much the ticket costs?
/No.06 Do you know how much the ticket costs?
No.07 I wonder whether he likes the gift.
/No.07 I wonder whether he likes the gift.
No.08 Do you know if the store is open today?
/No.08 Do you know if the store is open today?
No.09 I wonder how she solved the problem.
/No.09 I wonder how she solved the problem.
No.10 Do you know where the restroom is?
/No.10 Do you know where the restroom is?
🎓 Practice exercises
/🎓 Practice exercises
Note: Think first, then check the answers.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers.
Q1: Change to an indirect question: “Where is the library?”
/Q1: Change to an indirect question: “Where is the library?”
Q2: Choose the correct indirect form: A) Do you know what time does the train leave? B) Do you know what time the train leaves?
/Q2: Choose the correct indirect form: A) Do you know what time does the train leave? B) Do you know what time the train leaves?
Q3: Fill in the blank with if or whether: I wonder _____ she will come to the party.
/Q3: Fill in the blank with if or whether: I wonder _____ she will come to the party.
Q4: Change to indirect: “Did he finish his homework?” (Start with “Do you know”)
/Q4: Change to indirect: “Did he finish his homework?” (Start with “Do you know”)
Q5: True or False: After “I wonder” we use question word order with auxiliary verbs.
/Q5: True or False: After “I wonder” we use question word order with auxiliary verbs.
Q6: Choose correct sentence: A) I wonder who is at the door. B) I wonder who is at the door?
/Q6: Choose correct sentence: A) I wonder who is at the door. B) I wonder who is at the door?
Q7: Make an indirect question using “Do you know” and this direct question: “How can I get a library card?”
/Q7: Make an indirect question using “Do you know” and this direct question: “How can I get a library card?”
Q8: Fill in the blank with the correct verb order: Direct: “When does the movie start?” Indirect: “I wonder when the movie _____.”
/Q8: Fill in the blank with the correct verb order: Direct: “When does the movie start?” Indirect: “I wonder when the movie _____.”
Q9: Decide whether this is correct for an indirect question: “Do you know where is the bus stop?”
/Q9: Decide whether this is correct for an indirect question: “Do you know where is the bus stop?”
Q10: Rewrite using “I wonder”: “Will they arrive soon?”
/Q10: Rewrite using “I wonder”: “Will they arrive soon?”
◆ Answers
/◆ Answers
A1: I wonder where the library is.
/A1: I wonder where the library is.
A2: B is correct: Do you know what time the train leaves?
/A2: B is correct: Do you know what time the train leaves?
A3: if (or whether) → I wonder if she will come to the party.
/A3: if (or whether) → I wonder if she will come to the party.
A4: Do you know if he finished his homework?
/A4: Do you know if he finished his homework?
A5: False — we use statement order after “I wonder”.
/A5: False — we use statement order after “I wonder”.
A6: A is correct: I wonder who is at the door.
/A6: A is correct: I wonder who is at the door.
A7: Do you know how I can get a library card?
/A7: Do you know how I can get a library card?
A8: starts → I wonder when the movie starts.
/A8: starts → I wonder when the movie starts.
A9: Incorrect — the correct order is “Do you know where the bus stop is?”
/A9: Incorrect — the correct order is “Do you know where the bus stop is?”
A10: I wonder whether they will arrive soon. (Or: I wonder if they will arrive soon.)
/A10: I wonder whether they will arrive soon. (Or: I wonder if they will arrive soon.)
🦉 Closing
/🦉 Closing
🦉Professor Owl: Good job today.
/🦉Professor Owl: Good job today.
Remember to use statement word order after “I wonder” or “Do you know” and your questions will sound natural and polite.
/Remember to use statement word order after “I wonder” or “Do you know” and your questions will sound natural and polite.
🐧Igupen: Thank you, Professor Owl. I will practice asking indirect questions every day.
/🐧Igupen: Thank you, Professor Owl. I will practice asking indirect questions every day.
🦉Professor Owl: Keep practicing, and soon you will use indirect questions naturally in conversations.
/🦉Professor Owl: Keep practicing, and soon you will use indirect questions naturally in conversations.
