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Wh- Question Words

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Introduction

We use questions to get information.

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Objective

We will use Wh- Question Words to get the information we need about people, places, time, reason, condition and more.
Who? Where? Why? When? What? Which? Whose? How?

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Lesson

What is used when we need information

about something as in: Whats your name?

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Who is used to get information

about people, as in: Who won the race?

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Where is used to ask about a place, as in:

Where is the wastebasket?

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When is used to ask about time, as in:

When are you going on vacations?

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Why is used to ask for a reason, as in:

Why dont you eat your salad?

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Whose is used to ask about ownership, as in:

Whose is this book? Is it yours?

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Which is used to ask about choice, as in:

Which crayon is yours, the green one or the purple one?

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How is used to ask about condition

or quality, as in: How are you? How was your weekend?

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Activity

Choose the appropriate Wh- Question Word.

1. Who/ What

is your favorite color?

2.

When/ Where are you?

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3. Whose/How

is this book?

4. What/ Who

is your name?

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5. When/Which

is your birthday?

6. What/ How

old are you?

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7. Which/ What

did you do on the weekend?

8. Who/ How

is your favorite actor?

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9. Which/ Why

did you eat so much ice cream?

10. Who/ Which

airline did you choose?

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Review or Conclusion

As you can see, by using these question words we obtain the

information we need!

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Bibliography -Learning English, BBC World Service -British Council, Central Grammar -English Club, Question Words -Bradleys English School