1. WH-Questions
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2. WH Questions
This is a term used to refer to questions starting
with “WH” or “H”.
Examples:
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What
Who
Where
When
Why
Whose
Which
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How
How long
How far
How old
How many
How much

3. The following is a list of some “Wh” questions,
their meanings and sample sentences.
Wh question
Meaning
What
Things,
actions, idea,
information.
Sample Sentence
What are you holding?
What are you doing?
What are you thinking about?
What kind of pet do you have?
Who
person
Who is your favorite singer?
Where
Place
Where is the nearest hospital?

4. Wh question
Meaning
Sample Sentence
Why
Reason
When
Time
Whose
Possession
Which
Choice
Which pair of shoes do you like more?
How
Manner
How did you convince her to come?
Why did you lie to your mom?
When is Lisa’s birthday?
Whose cap is this?

5. Wh question
Meaning
Sample Sentence
How many
Quantity for
How many dogs does she have?
countable nouns
How much
Quantity for
How much water do you need?
uncountable nouns
How often
Frequency
How often does your grandma water her
pants?
How far
Distance
How far is it from your house to the
school?
How old
Age
How old is Mary’s younger brother?
How long
Duration
How long should I answer this test?

6. Exercise: Put the correct “wh question”.
Who
____________ is flying the kite?

7. Where
___________ does he go?
How often do you visit your
__________
relatives?

8. Which
_________ dress should I
wear for the party?
_________
How muchsugar should I put
in your coffee?

9. Why
____________ are you
How long
_______________ do
crying?
you take a shower?

10. Whose
____________ computer are you using?

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