Wh- words

If you want to know more about someone’s daily routine you can use the words: what, when, where, why and who to get information.

Imagine you meet a beautiful girl or a handsome boy at your school and you want to get to know her/him more, you have already asked these questions:

Do you watch TV series on the weekend?

Do you like music?

The answer was YES, but it is not enough. It is clear that you need more information. You want to know the name of the TV series that person likes or if she/he knows your favorite song or rock band.

So, let’s see how the words what, when, where, why and who can help you to get more information.

If you need information about…

A thing    

use

What

A person    

Who

A time of an event    

When

A place    

Where

A reason    

Why

Important! We say What time do you wake up? not When time do you wake up?

Use the Wh-words (what, where, when, why and who) at the beginning of your question.

Example: Do you go to the cinema? Yes, I do.

Time

When do you go to the cinema? On Fridays.

Place

Where do you go to the cinema? Cineteca or Rosario Town Center.

Person

Who do you go to the cinema with? My friends or my parents.

Reason

Why do you go to the cinema? Because* I love movies.

*When you use WHY to ask for information, you need to use because to introduce your answer.

As you can see, it is very easy to get more information using Wh-words.

Now, it is time to practice!

Select exercise

Choose one of the WH-words to complete each question.

1. do you love the most? My mom.

2. do you have for breakfast? A glass of milk and fruit.

3. do you study? At CCH.

4. does your grandmother visit you? On my birthday.

5. do you go to the library? Because I love reading.

6. time do you go to bed? At 11:00 pm.

Writing exercise

Look at the given answers and write a question for each one.

Follow the example:

Does your sister study?

Yes, she does.

Where does she study?

At UNAM.

What does she study?

Medicine.

When does she study?

On weekdays.

Why does she study?

Because she wants to become a great doctor.

Who does she study with?

Her boyfriend.

Complete all the gaps to get feedback.