Question Words in English Meaning and Uses

How have you been? Where do you reside? Would to like to have chocolate? Who will be coming today? These all questions contain question words at the start of the question. Learn about the question words you use constantly in your English communication! To avoid the mistakes and for fluency in your communication, you must know when and how to use these question words! This article is a complete guide for you for the same! You will be given stunning and eye-catching flashcards including the relevant knowledge about each of the question words! These are free printables so you can print them out as well!

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Learn Questioning Words in English With Its Meaning and Uses

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Interrogating Word – How?

Interrogating Word-How?

Asking about manners.

Asking about Condition/Quality.

  • How is/are/was…
  • How do/does/did…
  • How will/would…
  • How can/could/should…

Example:

  • How does this work?
  • How was your test?
  • How should you act?

Interrogating Word – Why?

Interrogating Word-Why?

Asking about reason

  • Why is/are/isn’t…
  • Why do/does/did/didn’t…
  • Why will/would/won’t…
  • Why can/could/can’t…
  • Why must

Example:

  • Why did he leave early?
  • Why can’t we get a soda?
  • Why are we driving there?

Interrogating Word – Who?

Interrogating Word-Who?

Asking for a person or people

  • Who (verb)…
  • Who will/would…
  • Who can…
  • Who is/was…
  • Who has/had…

Example:

  • Who are you?
  • Who has my book?
  • Who opened the door?

Interrogating Word – Where?

Interrogating Word-Where?

Asking in or at what place or position

  • Where is/are…
  • Where do/does/did…
  • Where will/would…
  • Where can/could…
  • Where might…

Example:

  • Where are you going?
  • Where do you want to go?
  • Where do you live?

Interrogating Word – When?

Interrogating Word-When?

Asking about time

  • When is/are…
  • When do/does…
  • When will/would…
  • When can/could…
  • When should

Example:

  • When will you arrive?
  • When will the party start?
  • When do we get our holidays?

Interrogating Word – What?

Interrogating Word-What?

Asking for information about something

  • What is/are/was/were…
  • What do/does…
  • What will/would…
  • What can/could…
  • What (noun)

Example:

  • What is your name?
  • What Jim is doing these days?
  • What was going on here?

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