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WH-QuestionsLet’s PLAY!!!

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WH QuestionsThis is a term used to refer to questions starting

with “WH” or “H”.Examples:

• What• Who• Where• When• Why• Whose• Which

• How• How long• How far• How old• How many• How much

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The following is a list of some “Wh” questions, their meanings and sample sentences.

Wh question Meaning Sample Sentence

What Things, actions, idea, information.

What are you holding? What are you doing?What are you thinking about?What kind of pet do you have?

Who person Who is your favorite singer?

Where Place Where is the nearest hospital?

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Wh question Meaning Sample Sentence

Why Reason Why did you lie to your mom?

When Time When is Lisa’s birthday?

Whose Possession Whose cap is this?

Which Choice Which pair of shoes do you like more?

How Manner How did you convince her to come?

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Wh question Meaning Sample Sentence

How many Quantity for countable nouns

How many dogs does she have?

How much Quantity for uncountable nouns

How much water do you need?

How often Frequency How often does your grandma water her pants?

How far Distance How far is it from your house to the school?

How old Age How old is Mary’s younger brother?

How long Duration How long should I answer this test?

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Exercise: Put the correct “wh question”.

____________ is flying the kite?Who

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___________ does he go?__________ do you visit your

relatives?WhereHow often

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_________ dress should I

wear for the party?

_________ sugar should I put

in your coffee?

Which How much

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____________ are you

crying?

_______________ do

you take a shower?

Why How long

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____________ computer are you using?Whose

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Did you understand the Wh-questions?

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