Wh questions - ESL worksheet by natsalvador - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are given a worksheet with “WH Questions” and pictures next to each question word. The first activity says:
“Match the word with the picture.”

Looking at the layout, we can see that under each WH word (WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT, HOW), there are small pictures that represent what that question word is asking about.

For example:
- WHO has pictures of people → because “who” asks about a person.
- WHERE has a house and a dog in a yard → because “where” asks about a place.
- WHEN has a calendar and clock → because “when” asks about time.
- WHAT has food and objects → because “what” asks about things.
- HOW has a car and a snail → because “how” asks about manner or speed (like “how fast?”).

Then, below that, there’s another section:
Activity: Complete the questions

It gives us sentence starters like:
- ___ is it?
- ___ do you feel?
- ___ is your birthday?
- ___ is your father?
- ___ is that?

We need to fill in the blank with the correct WH word based on what the question is asking.

Let’s go one by one:

1. “___ is it?”
This is usually asking for time → so we use WHAT (as in “What time is it?”)
But wait — sometimes “What is it?” could be asking about an object. However, looking at the context of the worksheet, and since “WHAT” is associated with objects, and “WHEN” with time… actually, let’s think again.

Actually, “What is it?” is common for identifying something. But if it’s “What time is it?”, then it’s still “what”. So yes — WHAT fits here.

Wait — but look at the second one: “___ do you feel?” — that’s clearly HOW, because we say “How do you feel?”

Let’s list them properly:

- “___ is it?” → Could be “What is it?” (if pointing to an object) OR “What time is it?” → Still “What”
But in many worksheets, “What is it?” is used for objects. Since “WHAT” is shown with objects, this likely matches.

However, let’s check standard usage:

Common completions:
- What is it? → for objects
- How do you feel? → for emotions/state
- When is your birthday? → for date/time
- Who is your father? → for person
- What is that? → for object (similar to “what is it?”)

But wait — the last one is “___ is that?” — which is also “What is that?”

That would mean two “What” answers? Let’s double-check.

Actually, looking back at the worksheet structure, the words provided to choose from are: WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT, HOW — and they’re listed in the middle of the page as options to drag or write into the blanks.

So for:

1. ___ is it? → Most natural: What (e.g., “What is it?”)
2. ___ do you feel? → How (“How do you feel?”)
3. ___ is your birthday? → When (“When is your birthday?”)
4. ___ is your father? → Who (“Who is your father?”)
5. ___ is that? → What (“What is that?”)

Yes — that makes sense. Even though “What” appears twice, it’s correct because both questions are asking about things/objects.

Now, just to confirm with the pictures above:

- WHO → people → matches “Who is your father?”
- WHERE → places → not used in these sentences? Wait — none of the completion questions ask “where”? Let’s check:

The completion questions are:
- ___ is it?
- ___ do you feel?
- ___ is your birthday?
- ___ is your father?
- ___ is that?

None of these naturally take “Where”. For example, “Where is it?” would be valid, but the worksheet doesn’t have that. It has “___ is it?” — which is more commonly “What is it?” unless specified otherwise.

But wait — maybe I misread. Let me look again at the original image description.

Actually, in the user’s text, it says:

> Activity: Complete the questions
> ___ is it ?
> ___ do you feel ?
> ___ is your birthday ?
> ___ is your father ?
> ___ is that ?

And the words available are: WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT, HOW — five words, five blanks.

So each word should be used once.

That means my earlier assignment must be wrong because I used “What” twice.

Let’s reassign carefully, making sure each WH word is used exactly once.

Available words: WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT, HOW

Sentences:

1. ___ is it?
Possible:
- What is it? → object
- Where is it? → location
- When is it? → time (less common without context)
- Who is it? → person (e.g., at the door)
- How is it? → condition (e.g., “How is it going?” but not “How is it?” alone usually)

Most common: “What is it?” or “Who is it?” or “Where is it?”

2. ___ do you feel? → Only “How” fits naturally → “How do you feel?”

3. ___ is your birthday? → Only “When” fits → “When is your birthday?”

4. ___ is your father? → Only “Who” fits → “Who is your father?”

5. ___ is that? → Similar to #1 — “What is that?” or “Who is that?” or “Where is that?”

Now, since “How”, “When”, and “Who” are taken by #2, #3, #4, we have left: WHERE and WHAT for #1 and #5.

So:

Option A:
1. What is it?
5. Where is that? → But “Where is that?” is odd — usually we say “Where is it?” or “What is that?”

Option B:
1. Where is it?
5. What is that? → This sounds better.

Because:
- “Where is it?” is a very common question (asking location)
- “What is that?” is also very common (asking identity of an object)

And “Where is that?” is less common — we’d usually say “Where is it?” if referring to something previously mentioned.

Also, in the picture section, “WHERE” is shown with a house and outdoor scene — indicating location.

So assigning:

1. Where is it? → asking location
2. How do you feel? → asking state/emotion
3. When is your birthday? → asking time
4. Who is your father? → asking person
5. What is that? → asking object

Perfect — each WH word used once, and all make natural English questions.

Therefore, the completed questions are:

- Where is it?
- How do you feel?
- When is your birthday?
- Who is your father?
- What is that?

Final Answer:
Where is it?
How do you feel?
When is your birthday?
Who is your father?
What is that?