| WH | QUESTION | ANSWER | |
| (WHO for people) | WHO is that? | He's my brother | |
| (WHAT for things) | WHAT is that? | It's a book | |
| (WHERE for place) | WHERE is the book? | It's on the table | |
| (WHAT TIME for time clock) | WHAT TIME is the lesson? | At 4 o'clock | |
| (WHEN for period of time) | WHEN is the lesson? | In the afternoon | |
| (WHY for reason) | WHY is he smiling? | Because he is happy | |
| (WHICH for choice) | WHICH T-shirt do you prefer, the blue one or the black one? |
The blue one | |
| (WHOSE for possession) | WHOSE book is that? | It's Mary's book | |
| (HOW for manner) | HOW do you go to school? | By bus | |
| (HOW MUCH -uncountable) | HOW MUCH water do you drink? | A lot | |
| (HOW MANY -countable) | HOW MANY friends do you have? | A lot | |
| (HOW OFTEN for frecuency) | HOW OFTEN do you go to the cinema? | 4 times a month, every Saturday | |
| (HOW FAR for distance in km) | HOW FAR is it from London to Cambridge? | About 87 km | |
| (HOW LONG for distance in time) | HOW LONG is it by train from London to Cambridge? | About 50 minutes |
| Expresions | QUESTION | ANSWER |
| (HOW OLD asking about age) | HOW OLD are you? | I'm 18 (years old) |
| (WHAT is....LIKE asking about quality of something, singular) | WHAT is London LIKE? | It's a big, beautiful city |
| (WHAT are....LIKE asking about quality of something, plural) | WHAT are models LIKE? | They are beautiful people |
| (WHY DON'T for making suggestions) | WHY don't we go to the cinema? | Yes, good idea |
| WHAT/HOW ABOUT you? I......... (WHAT/HOW about is used to NOT repeat the previous) |
I like cheese, what about you? | I like cheese too |
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