Question words
Learn the English words used to start questions.
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Terms in this deck
- whoused to ask about a person
- whatused to ask about a thing or an action
- whereused to ask about a place
- whenused to ask about a time
- whyused to ask about a reason
- howused to ask about the way something happens
- whichused to ask someone to choose between options
- whoseused to ask who something belongs to
- how muchused to ask about an amount of something you cannot count
- how manyused to ask about a number of things you can count
- how longused to ask about a length of time or distance
- how oftenused to ask about how many times something happens
- how farused to ask about the distance to a place
- how oldused to ask about someone's age
- what timeused to ask about the exact time of something
- what kind ofused to ask about the category or type of something
- how comea casual way to ask why
How to study this deck
With these words you can ask almost anything. Learn the basics first (who, what, where, when, why, how) and then the combinations (how much, how many, what time, how often). Remember the order: question word, auxiliary, subject and verb. Practice by asking someone questions about their day.
The trickiest words
- how come: it means "why" informally: "How come you are late?". It takes no auxiliary.
- whose: it asks who owns something: "Whose bag is this?". Do not mix it with "who's" (who is).
- which / what: which is a choice from a known group ("Which one?") and what is open-ended.
Examples in context
Who is that man?
Where do you live?
Why are you late?
Which color do you like better?
How much does it cost?
How long is the flight?
How far is the airport from here?
What time does the store open?
Mini dialogue
- A: Where do you live?
- B: In Denver. How long have you lived here?
- A: Two years. What time does the class start?
- B: At eight. How come you are so early?