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100 Examples of Wh-Questions

May 17, 2026

100 Examples of Wh-Questions

No. Item Definition
1. How big is the room? asks about size
2. How deep is the water? asks about depth
3. How do you spell it? asks about spelling
4. How does it work? asks about operation
5. How far is the station? asks about distance
6. How long will it take? asks about duration
7. How many people came? asks for a number
8. How much is it? asks for price
9. How often do you travel? asks about frequency
10. How old are you? asks about age
11. How soon can you come? asks about earliest arrival
12. What are the rules? asks about rules
13. What are they talking about? asks about discussion topic
14. What are you doing? asks about a current action
15. What are you looking for? asks about sought item
16. What brings you here? asks for purpose of visit
17. What can I do? asks about possible actions
18. What did she tell you? asks about what was said
19. What did you buy? asks about purchased item
20. What did you say? asks for repetition or content
21. What do they want? asks about others’ wishes
22. What do you do? asks about someone’s job
23. What do you mean? asks for clarification
24. What do you need? asks about needs
25. What does this mean? asks for meaning
26. What else do you need? asks about additional needs
27. What happened? asks about an event
28. What is for dinner? asks about the meal
29. What is the problem? asks about the issue
30. What is the weather like? asks about weather conditions
31. What is your address? asks for street address
32. What is your favorite food? asks about food preference
33. What is your name? asks for a person’s name
34. What is your phone number? asks for phone number
35. What made you laugh? asks about cause of laughter
36. What should I wear? asks for clothing advice
37. What time is it? asks for the current time
38. What was that noise? asks about a sound
39. What would you like? asks about preference
40. When are you free? asks about availability time
41. When can we begin? asks about start time
42. When did it start? asks about starting time
43. When do stores close? asks about closing time
44. When does school start? asks about school start time
45. When is your birthday? asks about birth date
46. When should I call? asks about suitable call time
47. When was it built? asks about construction time
48. When will you arrive? asks about arrival time
49. Where are my glasses? asks for glasses location
50. Where are you from? asks about origin or hometown
51. Where can I buy tickets? asks for ticket purchase place
52. Where can I park? asks for parking location
53. Where can we meet? asks for meeting place
54. Where did you go? asks about destination
55. Where do I sign? asks for signing place
56. Where do you live? asks about residence
57. Where does this train stop? asks about train stops
58. Where have you been? asks about recent location
59. Where is my phone? asks for phone location
60. Where is the bathroom? asks for bathroom location
61. Where is the exit? asks for exit location
62. Where is the meeting? asks for meeting location
63. Where is the nearest bank? asks for nearby bank location
64. Where should I sit? asks for seating guidance
65. Where should we go next? asks about next destination
66. Where were you born? asks about birthplace
67. Which bus goes downtown? asks about the correct bus
68. Which color do you prefer? asks about color preference
69. Which door should I use? asks about correct door
70. Which movie did you see? asks about viewed movie
71. Which one is yours? asks to identify one item
72. Which page are we on? asks about current page
73. Which road is faster? asks to compare routes
74. Which seat is free? asks to identify an available seat
75. Which team won? asks about winning team
76. Who are you waiting for? asks about expected person
77. Who called you? asks about the caller
78. Who is coming with us? asks about accompanying person
79. Who is in charge? asks about the responsible person
80. Who is that? asks about identity
81. Who made this? asks about the maker
82. Who needs help? asks which person needs help
83. Who told you that? asks about source person
84. Who wants coffee? asks which person wants coffee
85. Whose bag is this? asks about ownership
86. Whose car is blocking us? asks about car ownership
87. Whose coat is on the chair? asks about coat ownership
88. Whose idea was that? asks about ownership of idea
89. Whose keys are these? asks about ownership of keys
90. Whose phone is ringing? asks about phone ownership
91. Whose side are you on? asks about allegiance
92. Whose turn is it? asks whose turn it is
93. Why are they upset? asks for reason of upset
94. Why are you here? asks for a reason
95. Why did he apologize? asks for apology reason
96. Why did you leave? asks for a reason
97. Why does it matter? asks for importance
98. Why is it important? asks for significance
99. Why should I care? asks for reason to care
100. Why was it canceled? asks for cancellation reason
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