Wh questions

Wh questions

A guide to ask and answer correctly

Open questions normally start with:

• What

• Where

• When

• How

• Who

• Why

This is what we call

WH questions

WHAT?

Starts a question which needs an specific info or detail.

For example:

What is your favorite color?

What is your name?

What time is it?

WHERE?

Starts a question which needs to know about a place.

For example:

Where do you live?

Where are you from?

Where is the cafeteria?

WHEN?

Starts a question which needs to know about time, dates, hours, moments.

For example:

When is your birthday?

When is the next exam?

When is the dominican Independence Day?

HOW?

Starts a question which needs to know about a process, guide. or simply needs to know the status.

For example:

How do you spell your name?

How do you feel?

How can I create a Facebook account?

WHO?

Starts a question which needs to know about a person.

For example:

Who is your teacher?

Who is your favorite teacher?

Who is the president of Colombia?

WHY?

Starts a question which needs to know the reason or cause of something

For example:

Why are you always late?

Why are the students angry?

Why do you speak spanish in class?

Is that clear?

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Multiple Choice

-_________ do you feel today?

-I feel great!

• What

• How

• When

• Who

Multiple Choice

-_________ day is today?

- Today is Wednesday

• Where

• What

• How

• When

Multiple Choice

-___________ is your graduation?

-In March

• Why

• Who

• Where

• When

Multiple Choice

-________ is Megacentro?

-In the intersection of Carretera Mella and San Vicente de Paul.

• Where

• When

• Why

• What

Multiple Choice

-_________ has an extra pencil?

-Maybe Ricardo.

• Why

• When

• Who

• How

Multiple Choice

-__________ is the english program so famous?

-Because the teachers are excellent.

• Why

• Who

• How

• What