Question Words
Understand and use question words (who, what, where, when, why, how) to form and answer questions
What a learner can do afterwards
- Ask questions using appropriate question words
- Answer who, what, where, when questions about familiar topics
- Recognise that question words signal a question is being asked
1 · Read
Question words help you ask about things you want, like a lost toy or a pet. Who, what, where, when, why, and how are question words. Who asks about a person. What asks about a thing. Where asks about a place. When asks about a time. Why asks about a reason. How asks about a way. Questions end with a question mark. Tellings end with a full stop or exclamation.
Nina wants to know where her cat is. She asks, "Where is my cat?" The word where asks about a place.
Who asks about a person. What asks about a thing. Where asks about a place. When asks about a time. Why asks about a reason. How asks about a way.
Use who, what, where, when, why, and how to ask good questions.
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