1. Glennysha Jurado-Moran
WH Question Words
I wanted this mini lesson because I enjoy teaching them in my Spanish class.
I teach them in the beginning of the year and constantly spiral them in order to propel the student’s proficiency level upward.
I believe that if I arm them with the ability to use the question words I have given them a useful tool that can either
a)get them to their hotel from the airport or
b) Get them a date with that attractive latino(a) they have been admiring
But in the land of ESL, questions words…yes question words also propel proficiency upward buuut because it is “the” English language we are referring to they are accompanied with a host of rules that I had no clue about.
Glennysha Jurado-Moran

2. Can you name the WH question words?
We use question words to ask certain types of questions.
The most common questions in English are often referred to as ‘WH' questions.
Can you name the WH question words?

3. We often refer to them as WH words because they include the letters WH
WHo
WHat,
WHen
WHere
WHy,
HoW.
See even the HOW has a WH

4. Purpose
'Wh' questions ask for specific responses as to the time, place, reason, thing or person.

5. Who - asks questions about people
What - asks questions about things or objects
When - asks questions about time
Where - asks a question about place
Why - asks questions about reasons
How – asks about manner or condition
This is what I knew about the questions words

6. Question Word Function Example
what
asking for information about something
What is your name?
asking for repetition or confirmation
What? I can't hear you. You did what?
what...for
asking for a reason, asking why
What did you do that for?
when
asking about time
When did he leave?
where
asking in or at what place or position
Where do they live?
which
asking about choice
Which color do you want?
who
asking what or which person or people (subject)
Who opened the door?
whom
asking what or which person or people (object)
Whom did you see?
whose
asking about ownership
Whose are these keys? Whose turn is it?
why
asking for reason, asking what...for
Why do you say that?
why don't
making a suggestion
Why don't I help you?
how
asking about manner
How does this work?
asking about condition or quality
How was your exam?
And this is what I learned as I prepared for this mini lesson

7. Question Word Function Example
how + adj/adv
asking about extent or degree
see examples below
how far
distance
How far is Pattaya from Bangkok?
how long
length (time or space)
How long will it take?
how many
quantity (countable)
How many cars are there?
how much
quantity (uncountable)
How much money do you have?
how old
age
How old are you?
how come (informal)
asking for reason, asking why
How come I can't see her?
And I also learned that “how” is a very busy little word as it has many functions depending on HOW it is paired

8. Forming question words
Most wh – questions begin with a…
question word + an auxiliary verb + the subject.
Ex: What is Kitty doing? Where are you from?

9. The grammar
The "grammar" used with wh- questions depends on whether the topic being asked about is the "subject" or "predicate" of a sentence.

10. Grammar…subject
For the subject pattern, simply replace the person or thing being asked about with the appropriate wh-word.
(Someone has my baseball.)
Who has my baseball?
(Something is bothering you.)
What is bothering you?

11. Grammar…predicate
For the predicate pattern, wh- question formation depends on whether there is an "auxiliary" verb in the original sentence.
Auxiliary or "helping" verbs are verbs that precede main verbs.
Auxiliary verbs are italicized in the following sentences.
I can do it.
They are leaving.
I have eaten my lunch.
I should have finished my homework.
Who can do it
What are they doing
What have you done
What should you have done

12. Responding to WH question
The answer to 'wh' questions often repeats the same subject as in the question form.
Examples:
Where does he live?  He lives in New York.
When did they have dinner? They had dinner at six o'clock.
Why is he going to study French? He is going to study French because he wants to go to Paris.
What does she use to clean her clothes? She uses a washing machine.
Who do they like? They like Mr. Smith.
How does he play tennis? He plays tennis well.

13. Responding to WH question
The answer to 'wh' questions often repeats the same verb as in the question form.
Examples:
Where does he live?  He lives in New York.
When did they have dinner? They had dinner at six o'clock.
Why is he going to study French? He is going to study French because he wants to go to Paris.
What does she use to clean her clothes? She uses a washing machine.
Who do they like? They like Mr. Smith.
How does he play tennis? He plays tennis well.

14. Advanced Learning on 'Wh' Questions
Note that the verb is repeated when it expresses a specific action.
However, when more general verbs such as 'do' and 'go' are used, it's common to use a more specific verb in the reply.
Examples:
Where did he go? He caught a flight to Mexico.
What does she do? She works as an engineer.
Why did he do it? He wanted to get a raise.

15. Wh Questions - Special Case Why
Questions with 'why' are often replied to using ___________?
'because'.
Examples:
Why are you working so hard? Because I need to finish this project soon.
Why did he move to New York? Because he wanted to be closer to his parents.

16. More on WHY?
Questions with 'why' are often replied to using the imperative (to do).
In this case, the clause with 'because' is understood to be included in the answer.
Examples:
Why does he get up so early? To get in shape. = Because he wants to get in shape.
Why are they coming next week? To make a presentation. = Because they are going to make a presentation.
Did you know?

17. Wh Questions - Short Forms
'What', 'who' and 'where' are often combined with a preposition to ask short, follow-up questions.
Examples:
Are you busy next weekend? Yes, I'm working next weekend? What for? Because I need to finish the project.
Jennifer is writing a new article? Who for? She's writing it for Jane Magazine.
I have to go away on business next week. Where to? I'm flying to Seattle on Friday.
With Who(who)
Did you also notice?

18. Be cognizant of… Languages that do not have the same sounds
Allophones of the same phoneme
Digraphs
So after I researched my topic I decided to harass my ESL teachers as they are the ones with the experience.

19. Digraphs
2 volunteers
Who
What
Who can tell me the difference?

20. PROBLEM ENGLISH SOUNDS FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
/h/ - glottal fricative
French, Italian, Japanese
/w/ - velar glide
Greek, Japanese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Hmong

21. Digraphs…continued
When students see two letters many times they want to make two sounds
When “wh” is encountered for the first time in the curriculum,
students should be taught that it represents a single sound, /hw/,
which is different from the /h/ and /w/ sounds that has already been taught for the letters “h” and “w.”
Students need only be told that the sound of “wh” is the “blowing out a candle sound”
when/where/what
What, when, where, why

22. Practice with me…

26. Be sure to differentiate the sounds for…
who, whose, and whole Uses the / h/ not the /hw/

27. Allophones of the same phoneme
Phonemes are the smallest units of sound (mainly, consonants and vowels) that contrast meaningfully with each other.
Allophones are the different pronunciations a phoneme can have.
So just in case you blocked out this part of the book

28. Why it matters? What Chinese learners of English
Intonation changes the meaning. They need to be made aware that this is not the case in English
Ask Peggy for help

29. Lead with culture, language will follow
ACTIVITIES

30. EVERYBODY GETS A GRAPHORG AND ALL WRITE STATEMENTS IN EACH BOX
ACTIVITY -½ writes WH statements Other half holds up the correct WH word
ACTIVITY - Other half walks around, says their statement and partner has to turn it in to a WH question

32. Asking for information about something
What
What is your name?

33. Asking for repetition or confirmation
What?
What? I can't hear you. You did what?

34. Asking for a reason, asking why
what...for
What did you do that for?

35. Asking about time
When
When did he leave?

36. Asking in or at what place or position
Where
Where do they live?

37. Asking about choice
Which
Which color do you want?

38. Asking what or which person or people (subject)
Who
Who opened the door?

39. Asking what or which person or people (object)
Whom
Whom did you see?

40. Asking about ownership
Whose
Whose are these keys? Whose turn is it?

41. Asking for reason, asking what...For
Why
Why do you say that?

42. why don't
Making a suggestion
Why don't I help you?

43. Asking about manner, condition or quality.
How
How does this work?
How was your exam?

44. On line quiz

45. WHO?

46. WHAT?

47. WHEN?

48. WHERE?

49. WHY?

50. HOW?