1. What are Question Words?
Question words are interrogative words in English that are used to
request specific information. They are usually placed at the beginning of an interrogative sentence.
2. Types of Question Words + Explanations & Examples
1. What : Used to ask about objects, ideas, or activities.
Example:
- What is your name?
- What are you doing now?
2. Who : Used to ask about people.
Example:
- Who is your best friend?
- Who called you last night?
3. Whom : Used to ask about people as objects (more formal).
Example:
-Whom did you meet yesterday?
👉 In everyday conversation, it is often replaced by who.
4. Whose : Used to ask about ownership.
Example:
- Whose bag is this?
- Whose house are we visiting?
5. Where : Used to ask about place/location.
Example:
-Where do you live?
- Where is the classroom?
6. When : Used to ask about time.
Example:
-When is your birthday?
-When did the class start?
7. Why : Used to ask about reasons.
Example:
-Why are you late?
- Why did she cry?
8. Which : Used to choose one or more from a limited selection or choice.
Example:
-Which color do you like?
- Which one is yours?
9. How : Used to ask about manner or conditions.
Example:
-How are you today?
- How do you make this cake?
3. "How" Variations (Very Important ⭐)
Question Function Example
How many (countable): How many students are there?
How much quantity / price How much is this bag?
How long duration How long will you stay?
How often frequency How often do you exercise?
How far is the distance? How far is your house?
How old age How old are you?
4. Sentence Patterns
Question Word + Auxiliary/Verb + Subject + Complement?
Examples:
-Where do you live?
-Why is she crying?
5. Exercises
A. Choose the correct question word
1. ___ is your English teacher?
2. ___ do you go to school?
3. ___ bag is this?
4. ___ are you sad today?
5. ___ students are in your class?
B. Make questions using the words given
1. (you / live) → _______________________
2. (she / late) → _______________________
3. (this / belong to) → _______________________
4. (the meeting / start) → _______________________
C. Answer the questions
1. What is your hobby?
2. Who is your favorite teacher?
3. When do you usually study English?
6. 40 Vocabulary about Question Words (with Indonesian Meaning)
1. Ask – bertanya
2. Answer – menjawab
3. Question – pertanyaan
4. Information – informasi
5. Reason – alasan
6. Time – waktu
7. Place – tempat
8. Person – orang
9. Object – benda
10. Choice – pilihan
11. Price – harga
12. Amount – jumlah
13. Distance – jarak
14. Duration – durasi
15. Frequency – frekuensi
16. Age – usia
17. Owner – pemilik
18. Activity – kegiatan
19. Event – acara
20. Location – lokasi
21. Schedule – jadwal
22. Direction – arah
23. Opinion – pendapat
24. Detail – detail
25. Explanation – penjelasan
26. Condition – kondisi
27. Situation – situasi
28. Purpose – tujuan
29. Result – hasil
30. Problem – masalah
31. Solution – solusi
32. Name – nama
33. Number – angka
34. Thing – sesuatu
35. Someone – seseorang
36. Something – sesuatu
37. Somewhere – di suatu tempat
38. Anytime – kapan saja
39. Anywhere – di mana saja
40. Anyway – bagaimanapun