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Asking Questions: When, Why, How?

Learn to ask questions using when, why, and how.

10 min

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will learn to ask questions using when, why, and how.

🌟 Let's Start

Last lesson, we learned who, what, and where. Today we learn three more question words. Bola asks her teacher: "When is the test?" "Why do birds fly?" "How do you make garri?" These are great questions!

📚 New Concept

More question words:

  • When — asks about time. "When does school start?" "When is your birthday?"
  • Why — asks for a reason. "Why is the sky blue?" "Why are you late?"
  • How — asks about the way something is done. "How do you cook beans?" "How are you today?"

Examples:

  • "When do you wake up?" — "I wake up at 6 o'clock."
  • "Why do we wash our hands?" — "We wash our hands to remove germs."
  • "How do you get to school?" — "I walk to school."

All six question words together: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How.

🎮 Let's Practice

  1. Which question word asks about time? Make a question using it.
  2. Which question word asks for a reason? Make a question using it.
  3. Answer this question: "How do you get to school?"
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  1. When. Example: "When does the market open?"
  2. Why. Example: "Why do we need to drink water?"
  3. Example: "I walk to school." or "I take a bus to school."

💡 Remember

When asks about time. Why asks for reasons. How asks about the way things are done. Now you know all six question words: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How!