Sometimes in English, you will hear people ask questions in a way which is different than the way that you learned them formally.

Below are some examples of how native English speakers shorten or rephrase some typical questions. These types of colloquial questions are generally used in a familiar setting, for example between friends or family, but they should not be used in a professional setting.

Task 1 (Grammar)

Read the original question aloud and then the shortened version to the right. Then listen to Katie read these sentences (pay attention to her pronunciation!)

• Are you coming tonight? →  You coming tonight?
• Did you finish everything? →   Finish everything?
• Have you been here before? → Been here before, huh?
• Are you okay? → Everything good?/ You good?
• How is it going? → What’s up?
• Is everything ready to go? → All set?
• Did you call? → You called?
• Do you understand everything I said? → Got it?
• What do you want to do for dinner tonight? → Dinner tonight?
• What did he do that for? → What for?

Task 2 (Vocabulary)

Match the proper question with it’s colloquial version.

That's all for today.

Thank you!