WH Questions

for conversation
An explanation of how to form
(information questions)
 Who Where W
Whe n hy
Question Words
How
How
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• Wh-Questions are also called Information
Questions because we are trying to get some
specific information from another person (not
just a  ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answer).
 What
• To ask about things.
• What did you do yesterday?
• What’s your name?
 When
• Time.
• When did you start studying English?
• 5 years ago.
• When is your flight?
• At 5 am.
 Where
• Places.
• Where are you from?
• Sudan.
• Where do you live?
• Khartoum.
 Why
• Reasons.
• Why do you study?
• Because I want to learn new things.
• Why do you eat?
• To live.
 Whose
• Possession:
• Whose car is that?
• It’s mine.
 Who
• To ask about people.
• Who cooked the dinner?
• My mother.
 How
• 1. method \ way :
• How did you make the cake?

• 2. How long: duration \ length:

• How long was your holiday?
 How
• 3. How far: distance:
• How far is your house from the station?

• 4. How often : frequency:

• How often do you exercise?
• 4. How much/ many: quantity:
• How much: Uncountable nouns.
• How much money do you have?

• How many: Countable nouns.

• How many books do you have?
 Activity
Write the correct question word:
• _____is your phone number?
• _____people live in your house?
• _____was the taxi fare?
• _____do you finish college?
• _____has James gone? He has gone to the shops.
• _____are you so tired?
• _____are you?
 Answers
Write the correct question word:
• ____What_is your phone number?
• ____How many_people live in your house?
• ____How much_was the taxi fare?
• ___When__do you finish college?
• ___Where__has James gone? He has gone to the
shops.
• __Why___are you so tired?
• ___How__are you?
 Questions words
Match

• When • place
• Where • Uncountable nouns
• Who • time/date/day
• Why • Countable nouns
• How • person
• How much • reason
• How many • Method \ way\distance\length/
frequency
Now write your own questions.

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