OBJECT / IDEA/ ACTION
Normally asks about things.
Example: What is your job?
PLACE
Asks about place?
Example: Where is the school?
REASON
Asks about reason.
Example: Why are you sad?
PERSON
Asks about the subject (person)
Example: Who is that boy?
TIME
Asks about time.
Example: When is your birthday?
MANNER
Asks in what way
Example: how did it happen?
PRACTICE
• Fill in the blanks with: What, how, when or where.
_________ is your name?
• _________ old are you?
• _________ is your birthday?
• _________ is your telephone number?
• _________ is your address?
• _________ is your favourite football team?
• _________ is your school?
• _________ many brothers and sisters have you got?
• _________ do you live?
• _________ do you go to Paris?
• Ask questions for the underlined Word/ expression:
1. _____________________? In the morning I drink milk.
2. _____________________? She goes to school every
day.
3. _____________________? At lunch time I eat soup.
4. _____________________? Mary lives in Lisbon.
5. _____________________? We went to Paris in August.
6. _____________________? We got there by bus.
7. _____________________? I waited 10 minutes
to see him.
8. _____________________? We stayed in London
for a week.
9. _____________________? We didn´t visit that
museum because we were in a hurry.
10. _____________________? She studies in her
bedroom.
11. _____________________? He is my English
teacher.
Answers
• WHAT is your name?
• HOW old are you?
• WHEN is your birthday?
• WHAT is your telephone number?
• WHAT is your address?
• WHICH is your favourite football team?
• WHERE is your school?
• HOW many brothers and sisters have you got?
• WHERE do you live?
• 1. What do you drink in the morning? In the
morning I drink milk.
• 2. When does she go to school? She goes to
school every day.
• 3. What do you eat at lunch time? At lunch
time I eat soup.
• 4. Where does Mary live? Mary lives in
Lisbon.
• 5. When did you go to Paris? We went to Paris
in August.
• 6. How did you get there? We got there by
bus.
• 7. How long did you wait to see him? I waited
10 minutes to see him.
• 8. How long did you stay in London? We
stayed in London for a week.
• 9. Why didn’t you visit that museum? We
didn´t visit that museum because we were in a
hurry.
• 10. Where does she study? She studies in her
bedroom.
• 11. Who is he? He is my English teacher.

Wh words practice

  • 2.
    OBJECT / IDEA/ACTION Normally asks about things. Example: What is your job? PLACE Asks about place? Example: Where is the school?
  • 3.
    REASON Asks about reason. Example:Why are you sad? PERSON Asks about the subject (person) Example: Who is that boy?
  • 4.
    TIME Asks about time. Example:When is your birthday? MANNER Asks in what way Example: how did it happen?
  • 5.
  • 6.
    • Fill inthe blanks with: What, how, when or where. _________ is your name? • _________ old are you? • _________ is your birthday? • _________ is your telephone number? • _________ is your address? • _________ is your favourite football team? • _________ is your school? • _________ many brothers and sisters have you got? • _________ do you live? • _________ do you go to Paris?
  • 7.
    • Ask questionsfor the underlined Word/ expression: 1. _____________________? In the morning I drink milk. 2. _____________________? She goes to school every day. 3. _____________________? At lunch time I eat soup. 4. _____________________? Mary lives in Lisbon. 5. _____________________? We went to Paris in August.
  • 8.
    6. _____________________? Wegot there by bus. 7. _____________________? I waited 10 minutes to see him. 8. _____________________? We stayed in London for a week. 9. _____________________? We didn´t visit that museum because we were in a hurry. 10. _____________________? She studies in her bedroom. 11. _____________________? He is my English teacher.
  • 9.
  • 10.
    • WHAT isyour name? • HOW old are you? • WHEN is your birthday? • WHAT is your telephone number? • WHAT is your address? • WHICH is your favourite football team? • WHERE is your school? • HOW many brothers and sisters have you got? • WHERE do you live?
  • 11.
    • 1. Whatdo you drink in the morning? In the morning I drink milk. • 2. When does she go to school? She goes to school every day. • 3. What do you eat at lunch time? At lunch time I eat soup. • 4. Where does Mary live? Mary lives in Lisbon. • 5. When did you go to Paris? We went to Paris in August.
  • 12.
    • 6. Howdid you get there? We got there by bus. • 7. How long did you wait to see him? I waited 10 minutes to see him. • 8. How long did you stay in London? We stayed in London for a week. • 9. Why didn’t you visit that museum? We didn´t visit that museum because we were in a hurry. • 10. Where does she study? She studies in her bedroom. • 11. Who is he? He is my English teacher.