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Question Words — Detailed Explanation
We use question words to ask for specific information. Each word asks about a different type of information.
WHO → asks about a person
Who is your teacher?
Who called you?
Who lives here?
Use who when the answer is a person.
WHERE → asks about a place
Where do you live?
Where is the station?
Where are my keys?
Use where when the answer is a location.
WHAT → asks about a thing, idea, or information
What is your name?
What are you doing?
What do you want?
Use what when the answer is a thing or information.
WHEN → asks about time
When does the train leave?
When is your birthday?
When did you arrive?
Use when when the answer is a time or date.
WHY → asks about reason
Why are you late?
Why are you laughing?
Why did you call me?
Use why when the answer explains a reason.
HOW → asks about method, condition, or manner
How are you?
How did you do that?
How do you go to work?
Use how when the answer explains the way something happens.
Common Patterns
Question word + be + subject
Where is Tom?
Why are you here?
Question word + auxiliary + subject + verb
Where do you live?
Why did you leave?
How do you know?
Question word as subject (no auxiliary needed)
Who called you?
What happened?
Who broke the window?
Question Words
who → person
where → place
what → thing / information
when → time
why → reason
how → method / manner / condition
1. ______ is your teacher?
Who
a) Who
b) Where
2. ______ do you live?
Where
a) Who
b) Where
3. ______ are you doing?
What
a) What
b) Why
4. ______ does the train leave?
When
a) Why
b) When
5. ______ are you late?
Why
a) Why
b) How
6. ______ are you today?
How
a) Who
b) How
7. ______ called you?
Who
a) Who
b) What
8. ______ is the station?
Where
a) Why
b) Where
9. ______ is your name?
What
a) What
b) Who
10. ______ did you arrive?
When
a) How
b) When
11. ______ are you laughing?
Why
a) Why
b) Where
12. ______ did you do that?
How
a) What
b) How
13. ______ is that man?
Who
a) Who
b) When
14. ______ are my keys?
Where
a) Why
b) Where
15. ______ is this?
What
a) What
b) Who
16. ______ is your birthday?
When
a) Why
b) When
17. ______ are you upset?
Why
a) Why
b) How
18. ______ do you feel?
How
a) Where
b) How
19. ______ broke the window?
Who
a) Who
b) What
20. ______ is the meeting?
Where
a) How
b) Where
21. ______ do you want?
What
a) What
b) Why
22. ______ does school start?
When
a) Who
b) When
23. ______ are you here?
Why
a) Why
b) Where
24. ______ do you go to work?
How
a) When
b) How
25. ______ is your best friend?
Who
a) Who
b) What