1. WH- / HOW Question Words

2. Asking for information about something.
What
What is your name?
What do you like?

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

4. Asking for a reason,
asking why.
What … for
What did you do that for?

5. Asking about time.
When
When is your birthday?

6. Asking in or at what place or position.
Where
Where do you live?

7. Asking about choice.
Which
Which is correct, A or B?

8. Asking what or which person or people (subject).
Who
Who is she?

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

10. Asking about ownership.
Whose
Whose is this cup?

11. Asking for reason, asking what...for.
Why
Why do you like him?

12. Making a suggestion.
Why don’t
Why don't I help you?

13. Asking about manner.
How
How does this work?

14. Asking about conditionsor
quality.
How
How was your exam?

15. How + Adjective Or Adverb
Asking about extent or
degree.
How fast is this car?

16. How far
Distance
How far is Pataya from Bangkok?

17. How long Length (Time or Space) How long are you staying?
How long will it take?

18. How many Quantity (Countable) How many coins do you have?
How many
How many coins do you have?
How many cars are there?

19. How much Quantity (Uncountable) How much Money do you have?
How much water is there?

20. Ask questions about frequency.
How often
How often do you exercise?

21. Age
How old
How old are you?

22. How come (Informal) Asking for reasons, Asking why.
How come I can’t see her?