Question Words
Understand and use question words (who, what, where, when, why, how) to form and answer questions
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Question words signal that we are asking, not telling. Who is a person, what is a thing or event, where is a place, when is a time, why is a reason, and how is a way or manner.
Spend about 10 minutes matching question words to answers and asking three real questions about one familiar scene.
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Check understanding
- Ask questions using appropriate question words
- Answer who, what, where, when questions about familiar topics
- Recognise that question words signal a question is being asked
“If your child wants to find out something — like where you put their shoes or why the sky is blue — can they start their question with the right word, like "where" or "why"?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Language
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Grammar & Punctuation
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
Standards