Wh Questions

 

 

 

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WH questions ask for information.  They are different than 
Yes/No questions.  

There are 6 different WH question words:














STRUCTURE

WH questions in simple present use “do” or “be”:


WH Questions with "do"

WH   +   DO/DOES   +   SUBJECT    +   VERB

Examples:        
  • Where do you work?
  • Where does she live?
  • When do you wake up?


WH Questions with "be"

WH   +   BE    +    SUBJECT

Examples:        
  • Where are you from?
  • Who is that man?
  • When is your class?


WH Questions are similar to  YES/NO questions except they 
have WH words at the start.

Examples:
  • Are you from Canada?
  • Where are you from?

Here are some example questions and answers:

  • Where are you from?
  • I am from Japan.

  • What is your name?
  • My name is Jacob.

  • When do you wake up?
  • I wake up at 7:30 am.

  • Why are you angry?
  • I am angry because I did not pass my exam.


Try practicing WH questions with these tests:
 
 
Question Answer Example
What Thing What is that?
When Time When is the game?
Who Person Who do you live with?
Where Place Where do you live?
Why Reason Why are you happy?
How Directions/Feelings How are you?