“WH-word” is a term used in linguistics and education to make it simple to refer to any of the question words that begin with the letters “wh” as well as the question word “how.” The word “whether” is also sometimes included in this set of words. Below is a list of the common WH-words used in contemporary English.
- what
- where
- when
- who
- whom
- which
- why
- whose
- how