1) Wh-words are used to ask questions. They are often used at the beginning of a question. The answer to these questions requires more information than just a ‘yes’ or ‘reply’.
2) Who
‘Who’ is used for persons.
Examples :
Who is she?
Who are the ones who can help us?
3) What
‘What’ is used for people, plants, things and animals.
Examples :
What is crawling up your leg?
What are the things we need to bring?
4) Which
‘Which’ is used for people, plants, animals and things of a limited number.
‘Which’ is also used for questions that require a choice to be made.
Examples :
Which dress did she buy?
Which do you want, the blue or green shawl?
5) Where
‘ Where’ is used to ask about a place.
Examples :
Where is the girl?
Wher are my friends?
6) When
‘When’ is used to ask about time.
Examples :
When is the train arriving?
When are your holidays?
7) Why
‘Why’ is used to ask for a reason.
Examples :
Why is Mary late?
Why are my friends not here yet?
8) How
‘ How’ is used to ask about the way an action is done or the condirion of someone.
Examples :
How far is the village from here?
How do you bake a sponge cake?
Exercise
1) _________ is the man standing across the road?
a) How
b) Who
c) What
d) Which
e)
2) Do you know ____________ cats like?
a) why
b) who
c) what
d) which
3) “____________ are my jewels?” the lady screamed.
a) Who
b) What
c) When
d) Where
4) ______________ are you returning home?
a) Who
b) When
c) Which
d) Where
5) Do you know ____________ they are going to do this evening?
a) why
b) how
c) what
d) which
6) ____________ colour do you prefer, blue or red?
a) Why
b) Who
c) What
d) Which
7) ___________ has completed his homework?
a) Why
b) Who
c) What
d) When
8) May I know __________ the time is ?
a) who
b) what
c) when
d) where
9) ______________ should we do about that broken chair, Mum?
a) How
b) Who
c) What
d) Which
10) ______________ neighborhood is closer to the city, Taman Aman or Taman Permai?
a) Who
b) What
c) Which
d) Where
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