WH Questions Words

List of questions words

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

WHO

Usage: WHO is used to ask the person who did the action.

Examples: 

• Who is next?
• Who is answering the phone?
• Who is your partner?
• Who is the Present of Brazil?
• Who will be the winner?
• Who wrote the letter?

WHAT

Usage: WHAT is used to ask for information.

Examples:

• What does this sentence mean?
• What did she say?
• What is this?
• What dress are you wearing tonight?
• What is the Capital of Brazil?
• What did they do last night?

WHEN

Usage: WHEN is used to ask the time of an event/action.

Examples:

• When did you go last night?
• When will they come?
• When does Anna arrive?
• When can I see you again?
• When is the next World Cup?
• When is your birthday?

WHERE

Usage: WHERE is used to ask for the location.

Examples:

• Where are you?
• Where is the school?
• Where were the keys?
• Where do you live?
• Where are we going?
• Where is this?

WHY

Usage: WHY is used to ask for a reason/cause.

Examples:

• Why did you do that?
• Why he didn’t come?
• Why did you break the glass?
• Why haven’t you called?
• Why did Alex leave?
• Why you didn’t choose that one?

HOW

Usage: HOW is used to explain a process.

Examples:

• How do you like that?
• How does it work?
• How‘s it going?
• How do you do?
• How do you learn English?
• How has the weather been?
• How was your mother?

WHICH

Usage: WHICH is used when there is a choice.

Examples:

• Which one is better?
• Which of these pens is the best?
• Which ingredients do you need to make an apple pie?
• Which author do you enjoy?
• Which river is longer, the Nile or the Amazon?
• Which pen is blue?

WHOSE

Usage: WHOSE is used to show possession.

Examples: 

• Whose idea was that?
• Whose keys are these?
• Whose book is on the table?
• Whose child is this that has a cough?
• Whose bag is this?

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