Today’s Class
WH- Questions For class-5
Prepared by
Muhammad Asgar Ali (Sumon)
Assistant Teacher
Nurunnessa Govt. Primary School
Doasnapara, Shahrasti, Chandpur.
WH- Words
Introduce with WH-Words
If you see the first letter of
the words “W” or “H”. These
are called WH words.
WH- Questions For class-5
What is “WH” Question?
Answer: In English, wh-words (who, whose,
whom, what, which, where, when, why, how) are
at the beginning of the question and the answer
to the question which is never 'yes' or 'no' is
called Wh-Question.
What are the WH- Questions?
Questions that start with WH-
Who? Where? How much?
Whose? When? How many?
Whom? How?
WH-?
What?
Which?
Why?
Bangla Meaning of WH-question
Who? - ‡K? Where?- ‡Kv_vq?
How much?-
Whose?- Kvi? When?- KLb? KZ (cwigvb)?
Whom?- Kv‡K? How? -
How many
‡Kgb/KZ/wKfv‡e?
KZ (সংখ্যা)??
What?- wK/ wKwK?
Which?- ‡KvbwU/ †Kvb¸‡jv?
Why?- ‡Kb ?
WH- questions CANNOT
be answered with YES or NO.
Introduce with Auxiliary verb for WH-question
Auxiliary Verbs: am, is, are, was, were, have, has,
had,, will, would, can, could, shall, should, may,
might etc. If there are no more Auxiliary Verbs,
then you can use do, did, does according to the
Tense of the given Statement / Affirmative
Sentence and the Number and Person of the
Subject.
Who?
WHO= names a person
If there is an underlined word at
the beginning of the sentence
which means a person's name then
Wh- Question has to be created by
Who.
What?
WHAT= names an object, idea, or action
What?
WHAT= names an object, idea, or action
What?
WHAT= names an object, idea, or action
What will you do today?
I will go to the playground.
Who?
Who is this?
This is Barack Obama, the president of the
United States.
Who?
Who went on vacation?
The family went on vacation.
Who?
Who is crying?
The baby is crying.
Where?
WHERE= names a place or location
Where did you go?
I went to the pool in the park.
Where?
WHERE= names a place or location
Where is my hat?
Your hat is in the closet.
When?
When= names a time
When did you get home from school today?
I got home from school at 3:00 PM.
When?
When= names a time
When do you wake up?
I wake up early in the morning.
Why?
WHY= tells a reason or purpose
Why is he leaving?
He is leaving to go to work.
Why?
WHY= tells a reason or purpose
Why did you go to the store?
I went to the store because we needed eggs.
Which?
WHICH= gives a choice
Which way will you go,
right or left?
I will go left.
LEFT
Which?
Which apple do you want, the red apple or the
green apple?
I want the red apple.
Whose?
WHOSE= shows possession, ownership
Whose shirt is on the floor?
John's shirt
John's shirt is on the floor.
Joh
n
Shirt
Whose?
Whose pen is on the desk?
That is my pen on the desk.
my pen
Let's Review!
WHAT = names an object, idea, or action
WHO = names a person
WHERE = names a place WHEN = tells
a time WHY = gives a reason WHICH =
makes a choice
WHOSE = shows ownership
Let's Practice!
Activity:
TELLING A VACATION STORY
Tell a story about a vacation. Follow
the example.
Answer the questions.
“Our Vacation”- WHAT
What did you do on your vacation?
Example: We took a tour of the waterfalls.
Your answer:
“Our Vacation”- WHO
Who went on vacation?
Example: My friends and I went on vacation.
Your answer:
“Our Vacation”- WHERE
Where did you go on vacation?
Example: We went to Niagara Falls in Canada.
Your answer:
“Our Vacation”- WHEN
When did you go on vacation?
Example: We went during Easter weekend in
2011.
Your answer:
“Our Vacation”- WHY
Why did you go on vacation?
Example: We went so our friends could see the
falls for the first time.
Your answer:
“Our Vacation”- WHICH
Which did you like more, being at home or being
on vacation?
Example: I liked being on vacation more. Your
answer:
“Our Vacation”- WHOSE
Whose car did you drive?
Example: We drove my boyfriend's car.
Your answer:
“Our Vacation” story
Now, put your answers into one paragraph.
You can add photos and drawings to tell more.
Good Job!
You told your vacation story.
Congratulations!
You have finished the lesson on WH- Questions.
Remember to use the WH- Questions to give and
receive information.
WH- Questions:
What, Who, Where, When, Why, Which, Whose
