WH- questions (Question Words)

There are two main types of questions: Yes/No questions and WH- question. WH-questions are questions starting with WH-words including: what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why and how.

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Question words are used to ask about specific qualities, times, places, people and so on. Below is a list of question words and example sentences:

I. How to form WH-questions?

1. with an auxiliary

Wh-word + auxiliary + subject + main verb …?

• Auxiliary verbs are helping verbs (not main verbs).
• Common auxiliary verbs include be, do, have. Others are will, shall, would, can, could, must, should, may, might, etc.

• What do you do for a living?
• Why should we read books?
• When is she coming?

2. without any auxiliary

(when WH-words replace subjects already)

Wh-word + main verb …?

• What happened to Peter?
• A bad accident happened to him today.

• Who won the game?
• Tio won the game.

• Who gave you this present?
• My cousin gave me this present.

II. Responding to WH-questions

1. What

• What is it?
• It’s a table.

• What color is your dress?
• It’s purple.

• What is your mom doing?
• She’s cooking in the kitchen.

• What do you think about the party?
• Well. It’s fun. I like the music best.

• What will happen if our team loses this time?
• We’ll be out of the game.

2. When

• When will the train arrive?
• The train will arrive in 30 minutes.

• When does she get up?
• She gets up at 6 am.

• When did the party end?
• It ended before 8 pm.

• When are you going to visit James?
• I’m going to see him tomorrow.

3. Where

• Where do you live?
• I live in Washington D.C.

• Where are you going?
• I’m going to the zoo.

• Where’s the coffee bar?
• It’s between the supermarket and the cinema.

• Where did you leave my jacket?
• I left it in my bedroom.

• Where have you been?
• I’ve been in the library reading books.

4. Who

• Who’s this?
• She’s my new roommate.

• Who wants to be a scientist in the future?
• My sister does. I don’t.

• Who would you like to travel with?
• I would like to travel with my best friend, Kim.

• Who told you that secret?
• Jenny did. She told me everything.

• Who do you like the most in this class?
• I like Henry. He’s so friendly.

5. Whom

• Whom should we talk to?
• We should talk to the principal. She’s responsible for student issues.

• Whom did you see yesterday?
• I saw Kevin and his girlfriend.

• Whom would you like to interview?
• I would like to interview Mr.Patrick, the director.

• Whom do we have to contact?
• We have to contact the representative of that company.

• Whom did you meet in front of the building last week?
• That was Annie, my secretary.

• Whom do you know in this class?
• I only know Danny.

• Whom are you going to invite?
• I’m going to invite all of my classmates

• With whom do you agree?
• I agree with Henry’s team.

6. Which

• Which shirt do you like?
• I like the one with the big yellow star on it.

• Which color do you choose?
• I choose red.

• Which part do you like the most in this story?
• I love the 2nd part when the prince came and proposed to the princess.

• Which is the longest river in the world?
• That’s the Nile.

• Which one is yours?
• Mine is the biggest one.

7. Whose

• Whose jacket is this?
• It’s my mom’s.

• Whose birthday is today?
• It’s Jenny’s.

• Whose pencil is on the floor?
• That’s mine.

• Whose team is better?
• Will’s team is much better.

8. Why

• Why don’t we visit him now?
• It’s a good idea.

• Why did you leave so early?
• Because I didn’t enjoy the party.

• Why do you think that he loves you?
• Because he’s given me lots of chocolate on Valentine’s day.

• Why do people celebrate Thanksgiving?
• Because it’s a special day.

• Why can’t I go to the cinema now?
• Because you haven’t done your homework.

• Why are you so late?
• Sorry, teacher. I missed the bus.

9. How

• How’s the weather?
• It’s sunny and hot.

• How do you feel?
• I feel much better now.

• How did you know him?
• We were old friends.

• How’s your new job?
• It’s interesting. I enjoy it.

• How often do you go to the movie theater?
• I sometimes go there. I’m quite busy.

• How far is it from your house to school?
• Not too far. I walk to school every day.

• How much did it cost?
• It cost $4.

• How many people are there in your class?
• There are 30 of them.

• How come you lost the game?
• I couldn’t answer the first question well enough.

Wh Questions Test

1.……..  did you see earlier today?
I saw James, the new football player.
 Who

 Which

 How

2……….. did you do last weekend?
I watched movies and played hockey.
 Who

 What

 Whom

3………… will you leave?
After the meeting.
 Who

 Whom

 When

4…………… is David?
He’s still fine. Thanks for asking.
 Who

 Whom

 How

5………….. ball is this?
It’s Nick’s.
 Who

 Whose

 Whom

6……………. gave you this present?
That was my boyfriend, Harry.
 Who

 Whom

 Whose

7……………. did he not come?
He was busy all day.
 How

 Why

 When

8……….. suitcase is mine?
The blue one. The other is Jane’s.
 Who

 Whose

 Which

9……….. long did it take to make such a big cake?
It took 2 hours.
 What

 When

 How

10………… was the weather like on Monday?
It was raining a lot.
 How

 When

 What

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