Wh questions review

English learners sometimes find the structure of asking questions quite difficult to understand.

Here we review the use of interrogative words (also known as wh-words). These are questions which cannot be answered with "yes" or "no" e.g. "What is your name?"

These ten questions are based on common mistakes I've heard English students make.

Remember we use:

Who for a person "Who were you talking to?"
Whose for ownership "Whose shoes are those?"
What for a thing or object "What's in that box? "
Why for a reason "Why were you late?"
Which for a choice or amount "Which do you prefer chicken or fish?"
Where for a place / location "Where are you from?"
When for a time "When will we leave?"
How for a way or amount "How do you spell your name?", "How old are you?"

Which word is needed in each question?

• 1 - ___ met you after work?
  
  When
  Who
  Where
  
  
• 2 - ___ did you do that for?
  
  What
  Why
  How
  
  
• 3 - ___ come it isn't working?
  
  When
  How
  Why
  
  
• 4 - ___ far is New York from Boston?
  
  How
  Where
  What
  
  
• 5 - ___ house does she live in?
  
  Which
  Where
  Who
  
  
• 6 - ___ car is that?
  
  Who
  Where
  Whose
  
  
• 7 - ___ do you think about hunting?
  
  Which
  How
  What
  
  
• 8 - ___ don't we go to a restaurant?
  
  Where
  What
  Why
  
  
• 9 - ___ should I do?
  
  Where
  How
  What
  
  
• 10 - ___ do you feel about poetry?
  
  How
  Which
  What