Wh- QuestionsEnglish Lesson

Colegio Mirasur

Ryan Chastain

Objectives

• The students will understand the six types of WH questions• Who• What• Where • When • Why• How

• The students will gather information by using the six WH questions

• The students will use this knowledge in different activities

The 6 WH questions are …

• WHo• WHat• WHere• WHen• WHy • HoW

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• These questions are the KEY to learning• You can never answer these questions with

yes or no

When do we use these questions?

• These questions are used to gather information

• Example: What is your name?• This question is asked at the beginning of a

conversation when you are meeting someone new.

• The speaker get their information by asking WH questions.

• SO how do you know what WH question to use?

What do you want to know?

Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?

Person People

Thing, idea, event, or action

Place Time Reason WayOR quality/ quantity

Because …

Who?

• Who do you sit next to in class?• Who is your father?• Who do you like better? Dora or

Diego?• Who is your godmother?• Who is your best friend?• Use who when you want

information about a person

What?

• What are you doing for dinner?

• What did you do last night?

• What are they doing?

• What is in your backpack?

• Use what when you want information about a thing

When?

• When are you going to do your homework?

• When is your birthday?• When do we have art class?• When do the Giants play?• Use when when you want

information about the time something happens

Where?

• Where do you live?• Where are you?• Where do you go to school?• Where can I go get pizza?• Use where when you want

information about a place

Why?

• Why do you want to be a teacher?• Why do you want to learn English?• Why is Johnny leaving school

early today?• Why do I need to go to Gym class?• Use why when you want to know

the reason for something

How?

• How are you feeling?• How old is your brother?• How many dogs do you have?• How do I get to Market Street?• How was school today?• Use how when you want to know the

way in which something is done OR when you want to know the quality/quantity.

Try it out!

• Who is the man in the white coat?

• What is he doing?• Where do you think

they are?• When do you go see

this man?• Why do you think he

is here?• How do you think this

will this end?

Answers!

• The man in the white coat is a dentist.

• He is looking at the boys teeth.

• They are in a dentist’s office.

• You go to the dentist when your teeth bother you

• He is at the dentist to have his teeth looked at.

• This will be over when the dentist is finished cleaning.

How do I answer these questions?

• You answer these questions using the same verb!

• Examples:• Where do you live?

• I live in Carlstadt, NJ.

• What is today’s date?• Today’s date is November 9th, 2011.

• How do you feel?• I feel great, thanks!