Question Words and Their Uses

Front

who

Back

ask about people

Front

what

Back

ask about things

Front

when

Back

ask about time(s)

Front

where

Back

ask about places

Front

why

Back

ask about motives/reasons

Front

how

Back

ask about methods, ways of doing something

Front

whose

Back

ask about possession

Front

which

Back

ask about a choice

Front

how many

Back

ask about quantity (countable nouns)

Front

how much

Back

ask about amount (uncountable nouns)