Here is a complete list of WH-question words along with 10 example questions for each:
1. What
Used to ask about things, information, or actions.
• What is your name?
• What do you want to eat?
• What time is it?
• What are you doing now?
• What happened yesterday?
• What is your favorite color?
• What makes you happy?
• What do you do on weekends?
• What is the capital of India?
• What should I bring to the party?
2. Where
Used to ask about places or locations.
• Where do you live?
• Where is my book?
• Where are you going?
• Where did she buy that dress?
• Where is the nearest ATM?
• Where were you born?
• Where can I find a taxi?
• Where does he work?
• Where is the party tonight?
• Where did they meet?
3. When
Used to ask about time.
• When is your birthday?
• When do we have the meeting?
• When did it start raining?
• When are you coming back?
• When was the Taj Mahal built?
• When can I see the doctor?
• When did you finish the homework?
• When will the movie start?
• When do we have holidays?
• When is lunch served?
4. Who
Used to ask about people.
• Who is your best friend?
• Who called me last night?
• Who wrote this book?
• Who is your teacher?
• Who are they talking about?
• Who won the match?
• Who is knocking at the door?
• Who can help me?
• Who is responsible for this?
• Who do you admire the most?
5. Why
Used to ask about reasons or causes.
• Why are you late?
• Why did he cry?
• Why is the sky blue?
• Why do we sleep at night?
• Why are they angry?
• Why did you choose this job?
• Why is she upset?
• Why are you laughing?
• Why should I help him?
• Why do you like this movie?
6. Which
Used to ask about choices or specific items from a group.
• Which is your pen?
• Which color do you prefer?
• Which road leads to the station?
• Which dress should I wear?
• Which team won the trophy?
• Which of these books is interesting?
• Which subject do you like most?
• Which movie are you watching?
• Which one is cheaper?
• Which phone should I buy?
7. Whose
Used to ask about possession.
• Whose bag is this?
• Whose phone is ringing?
• Whose car is parked outside?
• Whose turn is it?
• Whose idea was it?
• Whose handwriting is this?
• Whose shoes are those?
• Whose book did you borrow?
• Whose house is that?
• Whose pencil did you take?
8. Whom
(formal; used for object of the verb)
Less common in spoken English, but used formally.
• Whom did you invite?
• Whom are you talking to?
• Whom did she choose?
• Whom should I contact?
• Whom do you trust most?
• Whom are they following?
• Whom did you meet yesterday?
• Whom does this concern?
• Whom will you hire?
• Whom do they respect?
9. How
Used to ask about manner, condition, or process.
• How are you?
• How does it work?
• How old are you?
• How did you solve this problem?
• How far is the school?
• How do you cook rice?
• How can I help you?
• How long will it take?
• How do you know him?
• How was your trip?
Let’s now cover “How many” and “How much” — both are used to ask about quantity or amount, but they’re used differently:
10 “How many”
Used with countable nouns (things you can count like books, apples, pens).
Here are 10 example questions:
• How many books do you have?
• How many students are in the class?
• How many apples are in the basket?
• How many pencils do you need?
• How many brothers do you have?
• How many countries have you visited?
• How many times did you call me?
• How many friends are coming?
• How many chairs are there in the room?
• How many hours do you study daily?
11. “How much”
Used with uncountable nouns (things you can’t count individually like water, sugar, money).
Here are 10 example questions:
• How much water do you drink daily?
• How much money do you have?
• How much sugar do you want?
• How much time is left?
• How much milk is in the bottle?
• How much rice should I cook?
• How much salt did you add?
• How much juice do you need?
• How much information do you have?
• How much effort did it take?
