Language Arts: Question Words Who, What, Where, When
Practice choosing the right question word
Language Arts: Question Words Who, What, Where, When
Practice choosing the right question word
Language Arts - Grade K-1
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Choose the best question word: ____ is your teacher?
Use who when you ask about a person.
Who is the best question word because the sentence asks about a person. - 2
Choose the best question word: ____ is in your backpack?
What is the best question word because the sentence asks about a thing. - 3
Choose the best question word: ____ do you live?
Use where when you ask about a place.
Where is the best question word because the sentence asks about a place. - 4
Choose the best question word: ____ is your birthday?
When is the best question word because the sentence asks about a time. - 5
Look at the picture. Choose the best question word: ____ is holding the red balloon?
Look for the person in the picture.
Who is the best question word because the sentence asks which person is holding the balloon. - 6
Look at the picture. Choose the best question word: ____ is on the table?
What is the best question word because the sentence asks about a thing on the table. - 7
Look at the picture. Choose the best question word: ____ is the dog sleeping?
The answer will name a place.
Where is the best question word because the sentence asks about the place where the dog is sleeping. - 8
Choose the best question word: ____ do you eat breakfast?
When is the best question word because the sentence asks about the time you eat breakfast. - 9
Circle the question word that asks about a person: who, what, where, when.
A person can be a friend, teacher, parent, or child.
Who asks about a person. - 10
Circle the question word that asks about a place: who, what, where, when.
Where asks about a place. - 11
Look at the picture. Write the question word that fits: ____ is the cat?
The cat is in a place.
Where is the question word that fits because the sentence asks for the cat's place. - 12
Look at the picture. Write the question word that fits: ____ is the girl eating?
What is the question word that fits because the sentence asks about the food the girl is eating. - 13
Choose the question that asks about time: Who is at the door? What is that sound? Where is my hat? When does school start?
Time can be a day, clock time, morning, afternoon, or night.
When does school start? is the question that asks about time. - 14
Choose the best question word: ____ is your favorite animal?
What is the best question word because the sentence asks about a thing or idea. - 15
Look at the picture. Make a who question about the picture using the word who.
Start your question with who.
A good answer is: Who is reading the book? The question uses who to ask about a person.