In these wh-questions exercises, you will practise using what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why and how to form interrogative sentences. Answers and a PDF worksheet are also available.
1. Exercise 1: wh-question in the present simple tense
Complete each wh-question with the present simple form of to be.
1. Who you?
2. Where you?
3. Who there?
4. Why he late?
5. Whose child that?
6. Where my car?
7. Which dog yours?
8. Who in charge here?
9. What you afraid of?
10. Why all these people late?
2. Exercise 2: multiple-choice questions
Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence.
1. Which keys ______ yours?
2. Whose jacket ______ on the floor?
3. Which one ______ yours?
4. Who ______ I?
5. Whose child ______ crying outside?
6. Which one ______ your girlfriend?
7. When ______ his birthday?
8. What ______ I doing here?
9. What ______ you doing?.
10. Who ______ winning?
3. Exercise 3: scrambled wh-questions
Rewrite the scrambled words to make meaningful sentences.
1. why / he / is / not / here / ?
2. not / which / book / is / mine / ?
3. why / you / are / not / working / ?
4. not / cat / whose / is / vaccinated / ?
5. why / it / is / not / working / ?
6. why / she / is / not / invited / ?
7. us / not / why / are / you / coming / with /?
8. who / is / joining /not / us / ?
9. not / happy / who / is / ?
10. understanding / are / what / they / not / ?
4. Wh-questions worksheet
This worksheet includes 15 sentences to be completed using the correct wh-words.
- Whose phone is this?
- How does it work?
- What kind of support do you need?
- What makes you say that?
- Why are you crying?
- Who do you want to talk to?
- Where are you going?
- When are you coming?
- Which of these keys are yours?
- Who told you I was sick?
- What is your problem?
- What have you done?
- Where should I put my bag?
- How was your day?
5. Who, whom, or whose?
Choosing between who and whom can seem difficult at first; the trick is to replace the question-word with he or him (or she or her). If he or she fits, then who is the right choice. If him or her fits, then you should use whom. In spoken English, we rarely use 'Whom'.
For example:
- [Who/Whom] do you admire? — "Do you admire him?" (not "Do you admire he?") → so, whom is correct.
- [Who/Whom] makes the decisions? — "He makes the decisions." (not "Him makes the decisions.") → so, who is correct.
If the first trick doesn’t work for you, try this method:
- Identify all the verbs in the sentence.
- Determine which subject goes with each verb.
- If who or whom functions as a subject (the one performing the action), use who.
- If who or whom serves as an object (the one receiving the action), use whom.
Example:
Consider this sentence: Who will drive the car, and to whom should I hand the keys?
- The verbs are drive and hand.
- The subjects are who and I.
- Since who is the subject in the first clause (performing the action of driving), who is correct.
- In the second clause, whom is correct because it is receiving the keys, with I as the subject.
6. Exercise 6
Complete each question with who, whom, or whose.
1. book is this?
2. should I vote for?
3. ate my chocolate?
4. wants to play?
5. did you call?
6. is the new manager?
7. turn is it?
8. talked with you on the phone?
9. do you trust the most?
10. did you invite to the party?
7. More question words worksheet
In this worksheet, there are 13 sentences to fill in using the correct question words. Check the answers by clicking the toggle arrow below.
8. Answers to the worksheet
1. Where did you go yesterday?
2. What do you like to do in your free time?
3. Who wants chocolate?
4. What are you up to?
5. Why is she crying?
6. How can I help you?
7. What is your favourite food?
8. How did you know my number?
9. Who do you think you are?
10. What do you prefer: tea or coffee?
11. Where is the nearest bus stop?
12. Whom did you buy that gift for?
13. Where are you planning to travel next year?
14. How can you say that to me?