Certainly, MNB! Here’s a blog-post style version of your interactive lesson on Wh-questions. It maintains the engaging tone while being reader-friendly and structured for web readability.

🎯 Mastering WH-Questions in English — With Examples, Tables & Exam Tips!

If you’re a student preparing for English exams or someone trying to improve your spoken and written English, understanding WH-questions is a must! These are the questions that begin with words like Who, What, When, Where, Why, Which, Whose, and even How.

In this post, we’ll break down how to frame WH-questions, using colourful tables, real CBSE exam-style questions, and interactive practice that you can try on your own or in the classroom.

🔍 What Are WH-Questions?

WH-questions are open-ended questions that ask for information. They cannot be answered with just “yes” or “no.”

Here’s a quick glance at the most common WH-words and how they’re used:

🧱 WH-Questions Structure Table

🧠 WH-Question Structure: The Colour Code

To easily build questions, keep this colour structure in mind:

🟢 WH-word + 🟡 Helping Verb + 🔵 Subject + 🟣 Main Verb or Rest

Example:
🟢What 🟡did 🔵he 🟣say?
✔️ Correct! Clear, concise, and exam-ready.

📝 Exam-Style Application: WH-Questions in Context

Let’s try an actual exam-style question from the Class 10 English textbook.

🔖 Question:
Frame ‘wh’ questions to get the underlined parts in the following lines as answers.

Text Extract from “A Triumph of Surgery” by James Herriot:

Mrs Pumphrey (A) wrung her hands. “Oh I will, Mr Herriot…” I watched their progress with growing concern (B). Tricki was tottering along in his little tweed coat; he had a whole wardrobe of these coats (C)… The expected call came within a few days (D)… He spent all his time lying on a rug, panting (E).

Let’s frame questions for each underlined part.

✍️ A. Mrs Pumphrey (subject → Who)

✔️ Question: Who wrung her hands?

✍️ B. with growing concern (manner → How)

✔️ Question: How did I watch their progress?

✍️ C. a whole wardrobe of these coats (object → What)

✔️ Question: What did he have?

✍️ D. within a few days (time → When)

✔️ Question: When did the expected call come?

✍️ E. lying on a rug, panting (manner/state → How)

✔️ Question: How did he spend all his time?

🎮 Quick Practice Activity: Can You Guess the WH-Question?

Try forming WH-questions for the following answers:

1. She lives in Delhi.
   ➡️ Where does she live?
2. He bought a red coat.
   ➡️ What did he buy?
3. They arrived at 8 o’clock.
   ➡️ When did they arrive?
4. The boy is crying loudly.
   ➡️ How is the boy crying?
5. She met her uncle.
   ➡️ Whom did she meet?

❗ Common Mistakes to Avoid

🚫 Where he is going?
✅ Where is he going?

🚫 Why you are late?
✅ Why are you late?

📌 Always use the correct helping verb (is/are/was/did/etc.) after the WH-word.

🧩 A Fun Game You Can Try in Class or at Home

WH Swap Challenge:
Give your friends or students answers and ask them to form WH-questions.

Example:
Answer: She was singing a song.
Your question: What was she singing?

✅ Final Takeaway

Learning to frame WH-questions helps you in:

• Speaking clearly
• Writing logically
• Scoring well in grammar and comprehension questions
• Understanding the structure of English sentences