This WH-Question Card Game is a creative, competitive, and highly engaging way to practice responding to What, When, Where, and Why questions. Modeled after a classic colors-and-numbers card game students already know, this ESL-friendly version turns grammar practice into an exciting challenge that strengthens speaking, listening, and sentence-building skills.
Designed for Elementary, ESL, ELL, and EFL classrooms, the game helps students form correct answers in the Present Simple, Past Simple, and Present Continuous tenses. It is easy to set up and low-prep—simply print, laminate, and cut out the cards to use them again and again throughout the school year.
What's Included
- 20 WHY question cards (green)
- 20 WHAT question cards (blue)
- 20 WHEN question cards (red)
- 20 WHERE question cards (yellow)
- 4 Draw Two cards – next player draws two
- 4 Skip cards – skip the next player's turn
- 4 Reverse cards – reverse the playing order
- 4 Wild cards – change the color
How to Play
Students take turns answering WH questions. If they answer correctly, they may play one of their UNO-style cards on the pile. The first player to get rid of all their cards wins. This keeps the whole class participating, listening, and practicing meaningful question-and-answer dialogue.
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Pair It With a Related Hot Chocolate Teachables Resource
Enhance your grammar instruction by pairing this game with the WH-Question Words Classroom Poster Set , a visual reference that helps students understand the meaning and usage of each question word.
Also Available on TpT
This resource is also available in our Teachers Pay Teachers shop: WH-Question Card Game – What, When, Where & Why