ESL Conversation Questions

ESL Conversation Questions

Questions That Will Make You Speak

ESL Conversation Questions for Beginners

Speaking Questions for Beginners

Some people think beginner English learners must first learn how to read, listen and write. They generally ignore speaking skills. However; as it is the most crucial communication skill, speaking should also be enforced from the beginning. That’s why I have prepared speaking questions for beginners. I have divided them into different subtitles so that you can also use them separately. Here are the ESL conversation questions for beginners.

Greetings and Introductions

  1. What is your name? How do you spell it?
  2. What is your surname? How do you spell it?
  3. Are you Martin?
  4. Are you from England?
  5. Where are you from?
  6. Are you British?
  7. What is your nationality?
  8. Who is your best friend?
  9. What is his/her name?
  10. Is he/she from the USA?
  11. Where is he/she from?
  12. Is he/she Japanese?
  13. What is his/her nationality?
  14. Is Martin your best friend?

Numbers

  1. How old are you?
  2. When were you born?
  3. What is your phone number?
  4. How old is your best friend?
  5. When was he/she born?
  6. What is his/her phone number?
  7. What is your lucky number?
  8. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
  9. How many rooms are there in your house?
  10. How many days are there in a week?
  11. How many months are there in a month?

Days of the Week

  1. What is the day today?
  2. What was the day yesterday?
  3. What was the day before yesterday?
  4. What is the day tomorrow?
  5. What is the day after tomorrow?
  6. What is the first day of the week?
  7. What is the last day of the week?
  8. What is your favourite day of the week?

Countries

  1. Where do you come from?
  2. Are you from Hungary?
  3. Which countries are around your country?
  4. Where is Lionel Messi from?
  5. Where is Elon Musk from?
  6. Is Ronaldo Spanish?
  7. What is your favourite country?
  8. Which countries did you visit in the past?
  9. Which countries do you want to visit in the future?
  10. Which country do you want to live in?

Spelling

  • How do you spell the following abbreviations?
  1. LOL
  2. UST
  3. PSS
  4. DXPE
  5. PTW
  6. CNN
  7. BBC
  8. USB
  9. ATM
  10. VIP

Verb be Questions

  1. What is your name?
  2. What is your brother’s/sister’s name?
  3. How old are you?
  4. How old is your brother or sister?
  5. How are you today?
  6. What is your favourite colour?
  7. What is your favourite TV show?
  8. What is your favourite month of the year?
  9. How tall are you?
  10. How long is it from home to school/work?

Objects and Possession – There is, There are

  1. Do you have a mobile phone? Where is it?
  2. Have you got a watch? Is it an expensive watch?
  3. Where is your wallet? What do you have in your wallet?
  4. How many pencils do you have? What colour are they?
  5. Do you wear glasses? How long have you had glasses?
  6. Have you got a credit card?
  7. Can you show me your ID or passport, please?
  8. Is there an umbrella with you? If yes, what colour is it?
  9. How many computers have you got?
  10. How many televisions are there in your house?
  11. Is there a TV in your room?
  12. Are there any paintings in your living room? How many?
  13. Is there a sports hall in your school?
  14. Is there a cinema room in your office?
  15. How many windows are there in your school/company?

Family members

  1. Are you married?
  2. What is your husband’s / wife’s name?
  3. Do you have any children?
  4. What are the names of your parents?
  5. How old is your father?
  6. How old is your mother?
  7. How many brothers or sisters have you got?
  8. What are the names of your brothers and sisters? How old are they?
  9. Are you the only child?
  10. How old are your grandfather and grandmother?
  11. Do you have a son? What is his name? How old is he?
  12. Have you got a daughter? What is her name? How old is he?
  13. Do you have a boyfriend? What is his name?
  14. Do you have a girlfriend? What is her name?

Colours

  1. What is your favourite colour?
  2. What colour is an apple?
  3. What colour are the walls in your room?
  4. What colour is a carrot?
  5. What colour does your hair turn into when you become older?
  6. What colour is your hair now?
  7. What colour is a strawberry?
  8. What colour is a lemon?
  9. What colour are cherries?
  10. What colour are grapes?

Daily Routine and Telling the Time

  1. What time do you wake up in the morning?
  2. What time do you get up?
  3. What do you do first after you wake up?
  4. Do you have a shower every morning?
  5. How often do you shave?
  6. Where do you have breakfast?
  7. What do you have for breakfast?
  8. Do you drink coffee or tea for breakfast?
  9. What time do you leave home for work/school?
  10. What time do you start work/school?
  11. What time do you have lunch?
  12. Where do you have lunch? Do you like the food there?
  13. What time do you finish work/school?
  14. What time do you arrive home?
  15. Who do you have dinner with?
  16. Do you cook?
  17. What do you do in the evenings? Do you watch TV or read a book?
  18. Do you do the housework every evening?
  19. Do you do your homework every evening?
  20. What time do you go to bed?
  21. What time do you get up at the weekends?
  22. Do you go to parties on Saturdays?

Present Simple Questions

  1. Do you live in a house or a flat?
  2. Who do you live with?
  3. Do you live in a big city or a small town?
  4. Do you work, or are you a student?
  5. What do you do? Do you like your job?
  6. What do you do at work?
  7. What do you study? Do you like your school/department?
  8. Do you have a pet? What is it? What is its name?
  9. Do you have a brother or a sister? Do you get on well with him/her?
  10. Do you listen to music? What kind of music do you listen to?
  11. Do you read books? What type of books do you read?
  12. Do you watch TV? What is your favourite TV show?
  13. Do you play sports? What sports do you play? When did you start?
  14. Do you play a musical instrument? What do you play? How long have you been playing it?
  15. Do you cook? What do you cook the best?
  16. Do you drink coffee? How many cups of coffee do your drink in a day?
  17. Do you go to the movies? How often do you go to the cinema?
  18. Do you go to the gym? How often do you go there?
  19. Do you read a newspaper/magazine? Which one?
  20. Do you play computer games? Which ones?
  21. Does your best friend live near your house?
  22. Does he/she work, or is he/she a student?

Adverbs of Frequency – How often

  1. How often do you wake up before 6 o’clock in the morning? Always, sometimes, or never?
  2. Do you always have breakfast in the mornings?
  3. How often do you meet your friends outside? Once a week, twice a month, etc.
  4. How often do you call your best friend in a day?
  5. Do you usually have lunch at work or school?
  6. Do you ever speak loudly in the office or classroom?
  7. Tell me about something you rarely do?
  8. What is one thing you occasionally do?
  9. Tell me about something you do with your friends most of the time?
  10. Do you brush your teeth every day?
  11. How often do you go to the cinema/theatre?
  12. How often do you call abroad?
  13. How often do you visit your grandparents?
  14. How often do you eat sushi?
  15. How often do you walk in the rain?

Weekends

  1. Do you wake up early at the weekends?
  2. What time do you usually wake up at the weekends?
  3. Do you have breakfast in bed?
  4. Do you usually go out on Friday nights? Where do you go?
  5. Do you go shopping on Saturday? Where do you go?
  6. Do you do housework at the weekend?
  7. Do you do any sports or exercise at the weekend? What do you do?
  8. Do you watch sports on television? What do you watch?
  9. How do you relax at the weekend?
  10. What time do you go to bed on Saturday?
  11. Which day is your favourite? Saturday or Sunday?
  12. Do you meet your friends at the weekends?
  13. Do you always go to the same places at the weekends?
  14. Do you drink at the weekends?

Films / Movies

  1. Do you watch films on TV? How often?
  2. Do you watch films at the cinema? How often? Who do you usually go with?
  3. Do you watch films in English? Can you understand them?
  4. What type of films do you like the best?
  5. What is your favourite film? Why?
  6. Who is your favourite actor/actress? Why?
  7. What is the last film you watched? What is it about?
  8. Do you like books or films more? Why?
  9. Who is the most famous film star in your country? Do you like his/her films?
  10. Who is your favourite director?

Likes & Dislikes

  1. List five things you like doing.
  2. List five things you dislike doing.
  3. Do you like shopping for clothes? Why/Why not?
  4. Do you like camping? Are you afraid of wild animals?
  5. Do you like cooking? What can you cook the best?
  6. Do you like cycling? Do you have a bicycle?
  7. Do you like doing yoga? Where do you do it?
  8. Do you like eating out? What is your favourite place to eat out?
  9. Do you like flying? Are you afraid of height?
  10. Do you like going for a walk? Where do you usually go?
  11. Do you like going to the cinema? Where is your favourite movie theatre?
  12. Do you like painting? Are you good at it?
  13. Do you like reading? What type of books do you read?
  14. Do you like running? Where do you usually go for running?
  15. Do you like shopping for food? Where do you usually buy your food?
  16. Do you like sleeping? How many hours do you sleep in a day?
  17. Do you like swimming? Do you swim in winter?
  18. Do you like travelling? How do you usually travel?
  19. Do you like watching TV series? Which one is your favourite?
  20. Do you like singing? Do you sing in public?

Past Simple

  1. Where were you at seven o’clock yesterday morning?
  2. Where were you at one o’clock yesterday afternoon?
  3. Where were you at nine o’clock last night?
  4. Were you in a cafe this morning? What did you do?
  5. What did you do this morning? Did you watch the news on TV?
  6. What did you do last weekend? Did you watch play any sports?
  7. What did you do last night? Did you study English?
  8. Where did you go on your last holiday? What did you do there?
  9. What did you do yesterday from morning till night?

You can download all the questions: ESL conversation questions for beginners PDF