30 daily routine questions for English learners

Daily routine questions are the perfect discussion topic to get your ESL students talking. Everyone has a daily routine. And everyone has strong opinions on what a good daily routine should and shouldn’t include.

Separate your class into pairs and have students take turns asking questions about daily routines in English.

List of daily routine questions

What is your typical daily routine?
What time do you usually wake up?
What does your morning routine look like?
Is your morning routine different on weekends? If so, how?
What is your post-work routine?
What is the hardest part of your daily routine?
What is the most fun part of your daily routine?
What is the most relaxing part of your daily routine?
What is your daily routine for dinner?
What do you think everyone should add to their daily routines?
What is one thing that you wish you could add to your daily routine?
Is your weekday routine different to your weekend routine? How?
What time do you usually wake up?
What time do you usually start work?
Do you prefer to walk or drive to work?
What time do you get home from work?
Do you eat dinner alone or with your family?
Do you watch a lot of TV at night?
How do you spend your evenings during the week?
How do you spend your evenings on weekends?
What time do you typically go to bed?
Do you brush your teeth twice a day?
Does your daily routine include any time for exercise?
How has your daily routine changed over time?
Do you allocate time for self-care or wellbeing in your daily routines?
Have you incorporated any hobbies or pastimes into your weekly routine?
Does your daily routine have a healthy work-life balance?
How do you stay consistent in your daily routine?
Is a person’s wellbeing linked to their daily routine? How?
What’s the best thing that anyone could do in the mornings to improve their wellbeing?