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[Question words] How to ask questions

How do you ask questions in English? Learn these 6 question words.

Question words: used to ask about specific qualities, times, places, people, etc.

Basic WH- question words:

  • What

  • When

  • Where

  • Who

  • Why

  • How

What are the questions words asking about?

  • Who? ⇒ asking about a person

  • What? ⇒ asking about a specific thing

  • Where? ⇒ asking about a place/position

  • When? ⇒ asking about a time of an event

  • Why? ⇒ asking for a reason/explanation

  • How? ⇒ asking about a procedure/method


Examples:

Who:

  • Who is your English teacher? ⇒ My English teacher is Cindy.

  • Who is she? ⇒ She is my teacher, Cindy.

  • Who would you like to travel with? ⇒ I would like to travel with my best friend, Daisy.

What:

  • What time is it? ⇒ It is (It's) nine pm.

  • What is your favorite animal? ⇒ Dogs are my favorite animal.

  • What color is your surfboard? ⇒ My surfboard is / It's pink.

Where:

  • Where do you live? ⇒ I live in Taipei, Taiwan.

  • Where are you going? ⇒ I’m going to the grocery store.

  • Where did you leave my bike? ⇒ I left it at the park.

When:

  • When is your birthday? ⇒ My birthday is on August 18.

  • When will the bus arrive? ⇒ The bus will arrive in 10 minutes.

  • When did the movie end? It ended before 8 pm.

Why:

  • Why do you want to learn English? ⇒ I want to learn English because I want to travel to America and go on a road trip🚗.

  • Why did you leave so early? ⇒ (I left so early) because the party was boring.

  • Why are you late for class? ⇒ (I am late for class) because I missed the bus.

How:

  • How can I improve my English? ⇒ You can improve your English by watching movies with English subtitles. ⇒ You can improve your English by reading English books and writing down the new vocabulary. ⇒ You can improve your English by finding a partner to practice English conversations. ⇒ You can improve your English by having English lessons with Cindy :)


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