Question Words what, who, why

Read the wh question words, including the tricky 'who'.

Question words help us ask and answer. Most begin with wh. 'What' asks about a thing: 'What is that? ' The a in 'what' sounds like /u/, so it's a heart word. 'Why' asks for a reason, and the y says long i.

'Who' asks about a person, and it is extra tricky: the wh says /h/, and the o says /oo/. So we say 'hoo'. Read: 'Who took my hat? What is in the box? Why is the dog wet?

' When a sentence ends with a question mark, look for a question word near the start.

• 1'what' asks about a thing.
• 2'who' asks about a person and sounds like 'hoo'.
• 3'why' asks for a reason.