Grammar Games Speed Round
Wh- Questions Game
Choose what, where, who, when, why or how in quick rounds.
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Play first. Understand every answer.
The round is short; the corrections are the lesson. Use the guide below whenever you want a refresher.
How to play
- Choose Practice for an untimed round or Challenge for a timed round with three lives.
- Practice lets you choose a difficulty. Challenge mixes all three levels in a 12-question round.
- Read the correction after each answer, then continue with the related exercises for a full lesson.
Grammar guide
Wh- Questions Game: rules and examples
A wh- question asks for information, and the answer is not yes or no. Put the question word first, then am, is or are, or do or does with a subject and a verb.
01
What and Which
What asks about a thing. Which asks about one choice from a small group.
What is your name?
What asks about a thing: the name.Which color do you like, red or blue?
Which chooses one item from a small group.
02
Where, When and Why
Where asks about a place, when about a time, and why about a reason.
Where do you live?
Where asks about a place.Why are you tired?
Why asks about a reason.
03
Who and Whose
Who asks about a person. Whose asks who owns something.
Who is that man?
Who asks about a person.Whose bag is this?
Whose asks about the owner.
04
How, How old, How many and How much
How asks about the way we do something. How old asks about age, how many about a number and how much about a price.
How old is your sister?
How old asks about age.How many books do you have?
How many asks about a number.
05
Word order
After the question word, use am, is or are, or use do or does before the subject and the main verb.
Where do you live?
Question word + do + subject + verb.Where does she work?
With she, use does.
FAQ
What is the difference between what and which?
Use what when there are many possible answers. Use which when you choose one from a small group, like red or blue.
When do I use do and does in a question?
Use do with I, you, we and they. Use does with he, she and it. Put it after the question word: Where does he live?
Do I use do with the verb be?
No. With am, is and are, put the verb before the subject: Where is the station? Where are you from?
What does how much ask about?
How much asks about a price or an amount you cannot count. How many asks about things you can count.
Can I use this game in class?
Yes. Let learners explain their choices before you reveal each correction.
Does the game save my score?
Your best Challenge score is saved in this browser.