Wh words

Teacher Gustavo Alcaide Cruz

Wh words

 These words are used to get specific information,

it can be an object, an opinion, a characteristic,
a place, etc.
What

 It is used to get information about things,

objects, opinions.
 What do you like?
 What is it?
Where

 It is used to ask question related to places.

 Where can I get a haircut?
 Where is the UPP?
When

 It is used for questions related to dates.

 When is the concert?
 When is the party?
Who

 It is used to ask questions related to people.

 Who is that man?
 Who is the principal?
Which

 This word is used to ask questions, in here

generally you have more than two options, for
example if you are looking at some magazines and
someone asks you about them, the question would
be:
 Which one do you prefer?
Why

 This word is used to get explanations or reasons.

 Why did you go to the beach?
 Why were you crying yesterday?
Whose

 This word is used to ask about belongings. For

example:
 Whose keys are these?
 Whose car is that?
How

 This is used for asking about processes or the

development of the actions, for example:
 How did you get here?
 How was your day
How much, how many and how long

 How much is used to ask for quantity with

uncountable nouns: How much money do you
need?
 How many is used to ask for quantity too, but it is
used with countable nouns: How many books do
you have?
 How long is used to talk about time: How long
have you studied English?