Question Words [WHy,HoW] with Nery

📌Who is used in questions to ask about people. Here are many examples of wh questions starting with who: Who are you? Who is he? Who is she? Who do you like? Who is your best friend? Who is on the phone? Who did it? Who did you meet? Who made this cake? Who do you think will win? Who wants some ice cream? Who said that? Who is stronger? Who is faster? Who is the most beautiful?

📌What is used in questions to ask about something? Here are many examples of wh questions with what:  What do you want to be? What‘s your favorite food? What do you do? What‘s your job? What does your father do? What does she look like?  What do you have? What do you have in your bag? What grade are you in? What did you do yesterday? What time do you go to bed? What is our homework today? What are you good at? What do you do for fun? What do you do in your spare time?

📌When is used in questions to ask about time. Here are some examples of wh questions with when:  When is your birthday? When is his birthday? When were you born? When is the field trip? When is their anniversary? When does the party start? When do you do your homework? When is the soccer game on TV? When are the banks open? When does the train arrive? When does the class finish? When are you free? When should we meet?

📌Where is used in questions to ask about place. Here are some examples of wh questions with where:  Where is my pencil case? Where is your book? Where are my glasses? Where is the post office? Where are you from? Where is he from? Where does she live? Where are Chris and Kelly from? Where is Canada on the map? Where do you eat lunch? Where do you want to eat lunch? Where do you work? Where do you want to go?

📌Why is used in questions to ask the reason for something. Here are some examples of wh questions with why:  Why are you so happy? Why are you laughing? Why are you crying? Why were you late? Why did you do that? Why was Chris not at work yesterday? Why do you think he did that? Why are you running? Why do we need to study English? Why does he always complain? Why do people exercise?

📌Which is used in questions to ask about choices. Here are some examples of wh questions with which:  Which do you prefer? The red one or the blue one? Which teacher do you like the most? Which of my books would you like to borrow? Which one is it? Which way is it to the library? Which restaurant shall we go to? Which dress do you like? Which team do you think will win? Which mountain is the tallest in the world?

📌How is used in questions to ask about various things including way/manner, condition/quality, and extent/degree. Although ‘how’ doesn’t start with Wh- , how is still considered a Wh- question word. Here are some examples of wh questions with how:  How big is the house? How long is the river? How far is the restaurant? How often do you exercise? How did you do that? How do you cook spaghetti? How can I improve my English? How much is it? How many times do you brush your teeth a day? How is that possible? How do you make a cup of tea?

WH Question Words Quiz 1. Which question word is used for asking about time? where when how

2. Choose the correct question word: "I can't find my glasses. _______ are they?" What How Where

3. "I wasn't listening. _______ did she say?" How What Why

4. "Why did they go there?" means the same as "What did they go there _______?" for with to

5. I pointed at the phone I wanted to buy and said, "_______ is that one?" How many How much What cost

6. After they'd checked the cinema listings, Mario said, " _______ one do you want to see?" How What Which

7. To find out the reason for something, we usually ask a question that begins with How What Why

8. Jenny made a suggestion. She said, "_______ we go for a walk?" Why didn't Why don't Why do

9. There was a phone on the floor, so I picked it up and said, "_______ phone is this?" Whose Whom Who

10. "How come?" is a more informal way of saying Why? What? Which?

📌 SUCCESS (What,When,HoW) ❓What success did you achieve? 👄 I don’t know if it matters to someone or not, but passing the entrance exam to university was a huge success for me. ❓ When did you get that success? 👄 I got it 6 years ago. It’s been 2 years since I left university. ❓ What were some difficulties in achieving success? 👄 The period before the exam was quite stressful. I was so obsessed with it that I had a serious headache. ❓How did you feel when you were successful? 👄 I was over the moon then. I was looking forward to campus life. ❓How did your life change after that success? 👄 I had a chance to learn my favorite major at my desired university and then got a high-paying job in an active working environment. ❓ What is your key to success? 👄 I don’t particularly have any key to success. Just work hard and try your best, everything good will come to you.

📌 A Teacher (Who,What) ❓ Who is your favorite teacher? 👄 I like Mr. Tom the most, he is my English teacher. ❓ What do you like about his lessons? 👄 I have fallen in love with his American accent and he always shows us something new about the world outside of textbooks. ❓ What’s he like? 👄 He’s not only knowledgeable but also very friendly. He always treats us like friends, not students. ❓What does he usually wear when coming to class? 👄 He usually wears a gray suit when he comes to class.

📌 A Favorite Movie (HoW,What,Who) ❓How often do you go to the movie theater? 👄I often go to the movie theater every weekend. ❓Who are the actors/actresses in the movie? 👄 Mr. Bean is the main character, he is played by Rowan Atkinson who is from England. ❓ What’s the most important factor of a great movie? 👄 I believe that plot and actors are among the factors which decide the success of a movie.

📌 Book (HoW,What,Where) ❓How often do you read books? 👄I read books almost every night before I go to bed. ❓What’s your favorite type of book? 👄I love reading about different cultures. ❓What can you learn from books? 👄Books can broaden my horizon about thousands of things around the world, and books are also my best friends. ❓Where do you read books? 👄I read books at home, sometimes in the library. ❓What’s the most interesting book you have ever read? 👄I think that would be Nepal, a book written about the country of Nepal, published in 1999. ❓How long does it take you to finish a book? 👄Well, it depends on the length of the book, but it usually takes me a week to finish a 300-page book.

1. What? Q: What is it? A: It’s a table. Q: What color is your dress? A: It’s purple. Q: What is your mom doing? A: She’s cooking in the kitchen. Q: What do you think about the party? A: Well. It’s fun. I like the music best. Q: What will happen if our team loses this time? A: We’ll be out of the game.

2. When? Q: When will the train arrive? A: The train will arrive in 30 minutes. Q: When does she get up? A: She gets up at 6 am. Q: When did the party end? A: It ended before 8 pm. Q: When are you going to visit James? A: I’m going to see him tomorrow.

3. Where? Q: Where do you live? A: I live in Washington D.C. Q: Where are you going? A: I’m going to the zoo. Q: Where’s the coffee bar? A: It’s between the supermarket and the cinema. Q: Where did you leave my jacket? A: I left it in my bedroom. Q: Where have you been? A: I’ve been in the library reading books.

4. Who? Q: Who’s this? A: She’s my new roommate. Q: Who wants to be a scientist in the future? A: My sister does. I don’t. Q: Who would you like to travel with? A: I would like to travel with my best friend, Kim. Q: Who told you that secret? A: Jenny did. She told me everything. Q: Who do you like the most in this class? A: I like Henry. He’s so friendly.

5. Whom? Q: Whom should we talk to? A: We should talk to the principal. She’s responsible for student issues. Q: Whom did you see yesterday? A: I saw Kevin and his girlfriend. Q: Whom would you like to interview? A: I would like to interview Mr.Patrick, the director. Q: Whom do we have to contact? A: We have to contact the representative of that company. Q: Whom did you meet in front of the building last week? A: That was Annie, my secretary. Q: Whom do you know in this class? A: I only know Danny. Q Whom are you going to invite? A I’m going to invite all of my classmates Q With whom do you agree? A I agree with Henry’s team.

6. Which? Q: Which shirt do you like? A: I like the one with the big yellow star on it. Q: Which color do you choose? A: I choose red. Q: Which part do you like the most in this story? A: I love the 2nd part when the prince came and proposed to the princess. Q: Which is the longest river in the world? A: That’s the Nile. Q: Which one is yours? A: Mine is the biggest one.

7. Whose? Q: Whose jacket is this? A: It’s my mom’s. Q? Whose birthday is today? A: It’s Jenny’s. Q: Whose pencil is on the floor? A: That’s mine. Q:Whose team is better? A: Will’s team is much better.

8. Why? Q: Why don’t we visit him now? A: It’s a good idea. Q: Why did you leave so early? A: Because I didn’t enjoy the party. Q: Why do you think that he loves you? A: Because he’s given me lots of chocolate on Valentine’s day. Q: Why do people celebrate Thanksgiving? A: Because it’s a special day. Q: Why can’t I go to the cinema now? A: Because you haven’t done your homework. Q: Why are you so late? A: Sorry, teacher. I missed the bus.

9. How? Q: How’s the weather? A: It’s sunny and hot. Q: How do you feel? A: I feel much better now. Q: How did you know him? A: We were old friends. Q: How’s your new job? A: It’s interesting. I enjoy it. Q: How often do you go to the movie theater? A: I sometimes go there. I’m quite busy. Q: How far is it from your house to school? A: Not too far. I walk to school every day. Q: How much did it cost? A: It cost $4. Q: How many people are there in your class? A: There are 30 of them. Q: How come you lost the game? A: I couldn’t answer the first question well enough.