The main question words are what, when, where, which, who, why, whose and how. They are little bricks used to build up the great wall called a question. Well, what do they mean?

“What” asks about various objects or actions. For example, what are you doing? I’m drawing a picture. What is it? It’s a dinosaur.

Remember the last time you asked your mom where your toys were or where you were going to travel in the summer? Have you come up with the idea, in what case “Where” is used? Exactly! When we ask about places. For example, where does the bird fly? In the sky.

The word “When” always requests a time and demands the days of the week, year, or season. For example, when are you going to play soccer? On Friday.

Do you want to know the exact time? You may ask, “What time are you going to play soccer On Friday?”

It’s so curious to know why the sky is blue and the grass is green. The word “Why” always helps us to find the reason. For example, why did you take an umbrella? Because it’s been raining in the morning.

We use “Who” to ask something about a person or a group of people. 1) Who is riding that red bicycle? - Alex. 2) Who wants some pizza? - We do!

The word “Which” is used to ask about a choice or alternative of something. For example, which ice cream would you pick, a creamsicle or a chocolate eclair?

“How” asks about descriptions or manner of doing something. For example, how do you get to school? By bus. The other commonly used phrases with “How” are “How long,” “How many/much,” “How often,” “How far,” “How old,” “How big/small,” etc.

Do you need some practice? This game will be great fun for young learners. Prepare the cards with “How” questions. You may print our cards or do them by yourself.

Ask students to pull out the cards and answer these fun questions. Let children use their imagination and answer creatively. With this activity, students will improve the received knowledge in no time.

Airplane question competition. To get ready for the game, ask students to make some paper airplanes and write the question words on them. Before the competition test, if the planes fly well. Ask children to throw their planes and pick up the ones that come to them. Kids need to read the words written on the airplanes and use them to create questions. This activity works out well as a team game. Students will love practicing while having so much fun!

We hope this lesson will make learning a breeze for students. We have created a lot of fun worksheets for kids. Find them on our website and keep on practicing with us every day!