We use the question word Whoto ask about people. It is used to identify a person or a group of people.
Who am I? (First person singular)
Who is he? / Who is she? (Third person singular)
Who are you? (Second person)
Who are they? / Who are we? (Plural)
Note: We typically use the verb to be (am, is, are) after ‘Who’. Example: Who is that man? He is my father.
Exercise 1: Match the question to the correct answer.
1. Who is she?
2. Who are they?
3. Who is he?
4. Who am I?
5. Who are we?
6.Who is it?
7. Who is your teacher?
8. Who plays football?
a. He is my brother.
b. You are a student.
c. She is my mother.
d. They are my cousins.
e. It is a baby.
f. We are a family.
g. Tom plays football.
h. Mr. Lee is my teacher.
Exercise 2: Complete the questions with ‘am’, ‘is’, or’are’.
1. Who _______ she?
2. Who _______ they?
3. Who _______ I?
4. Who _______ you?
5. Who _______ he?
6. Who _______ the boys?
7. Who _______ your best friend?
8. Who _______ we?
Exercise 3: Unscramble the words to make correct questions.
1. she / Who / is / ? __________________________
2. are / they / Who / ? __________________________
3. man / is / Who / that / ? __________________________
4. I / Who / am / ? __________________________
5.are / Who / we / ? __________________________
6. girl / Who / is / the / ? __________________________
7. teacher / is / Who / your / ? __________________________
8. best / is / Who / friend / your / ? __________________________
Exercise 4: Circle the correct question word (Whoor What).
1. ( Who / What ) is your name?
2. ( Who / What ) is that boy?
3. ( Who / What ) is in the box?
4. ( Who / What ) is talking to the teacher?
5. ( Who / What ) is yourfavorite color?
6. ( Who / What ) is sitting on the chair?
7. ( Who / What ) is the new student?
8. ( Who / What ) is your father’s job?
Exercise 5: Choose the correct answer.
1. Who is he? (a) It is a book. (b) He is my uncle.
2. Who are they? (a) They are doctors. (b) It is a pen.
3. Who is she? (a) She is tired. (b) She is Mrs. Green.
4. Who am I? (a) You are a pupil. (b) You are happy.
5. Who is playing? (a) Football. (b) The children.
6. Who is reading? (a) The book. (b) My sister.
7. Who is cooking? (a) Lunch. (b) My father.
8. Who are we? (a) We are students. (b) We are school.
Exercise 6: Fill in the missing letters to complete the sentences.
1. W_o is she? She is my aunt.
2. Wh_ is he? He is the bus driver.
3. _ho are they? They are players.
4. Who i_ your brother? That boy is my brother.
5. Who a_e you? I am John.
6. Who a_ I? You are my friend.
7. W_o is shouting? The baby is shouting.
8. Wh_ is happy? The winner is happy.
Unit 8: Who
Grammar Point: Wh-questions (Who)
We use the question word Whoto ask about people. It is used to identify a person or a group of people.
Who am I? (First person singular)
Who is he? / Who is she? (Third person singular)
Who are you? (Second person)
Who are they? / Who are we? (Plural)
Note: We typically use the verb to be (am, is, are) after ‘Who’. Example: Who is that man? He is my father.
Exercise 1: Match the question to the correct answer.
1. Who is she?
2. Who are they?
3. Who is he?
4. Who am I?
5. Who are we?
6.Who is it?
7. Who is your teacher?
8. Who plays football?
a. He is my brother.
b. You are a student.
c. She is my mother.
d. They are my cousins.
e. It is a baby.
f. We are a family.
g. Tom plays football.
h. Mr. Lee is my teacher.
Exercise 2: Complete the questions with ‘am’, ‘is’, or’are’.
1. Who _______ she?
2. Who _______ they?
3. Who _______ I?
4. Who _______ you?
5. Who _______ he?
6. Who _______ the boys?
7. Who _______ your best friend?
8. Who _______ we?
Exercise 3: Unscramble the words to make correct questions.
1. she / Who / is / ? __________________________
2. are / they / Who / ? __________________________
3. man / is / Who / that / ? __________________________
4. I / Who / am / ? __________________________
5.are / Who / we / ? __________________________
6. girl / Who / is / the / ? __________________________
7. teacher / is / Who / your / ? __________________________
8. best / is / Who / friend / your / ? __________________________
Exercise 4: Circle the correct question word (Whoor What).
1. ( Who / What ) is your name?
2. ( Who / What ) is that boy?
3. ( Who / What ) is in the box?
4. ( Who / What ) is talking to the teacher?
5. ( Who / What ) is yourfavorite color?
6. ( Who / What ) is sitting on the chair?
7. ( Who / What ) is the new student?
8. ( Who / What ) is your father’s job?
Exercise 5: Choose the correct answer.
1. Who is he? (a) It is a book. (b) He is my uncle.
2. Who are they? (a) They are doctors. (b) It is a pen.
3. Who is she? (a) She is tired. (b) She is Mrs. Green.
4. Who am I? (a) You are a pupil. (b) You are happy.
5. Who is playing? (a) Football. (b) The children.
6. Who is reading? (a) The book. (b) My sister.
7. Who is cooking? (a) Lunch. (b) My father.
8. Who are we? (a) We are students. (b) We are school.
Exercise 6: Fill in the missing letters to complete the sentences.
1. W_o is she? She is my aunt.
2. Wh_ is he? He is the bus driver.
3. _ho are they? They are players.
4. Who i_ your brother? That boy is my brother.
5. Who a_e you? I am John.
6. Who a_ I? You are my friend.
7. W_o is shouting? The baby is shouting.
8. Wh_ is happy? The winner is happy.
Unit 8: Practice Exercises
Exercise 7: Who Am I? Riddles.
Read the clues and write the job using ‘Who am I?’.
1. I work in a school. I help children learn. Who am I? _________________
2. I fly planes. I travel to many countries. Who am I? _________________
3. I work in a hospital. I help sick people. Who am I? _________________
4. I cook food in a restaurant. Who am I? _________________
5. I catch bad people. I drive a police car. Who am I? _________________
6. I grow crops and keep animals. Who am I? _________________
7. I sing songs for people. Who am I? _________________
8.I draw and paint pictures. Who am I? _________________
Exercise 8: Write the question for the answer.
1. She is my sister. Question: __________________________?
2. He is the bus driver. Question: __________________________?
3. They are my grandparents. Question: __________________________?
4. I am a student. Question: __________________________?
5. That is Mr. Brown. Question: __________________________?
6. We are classmates. Question: __________________________?
7. The girl is Mary. Question: __________________________?
8. It is a baby. Question: __________________________?
Exercise 9: Fill in the correct pronoun (he, she,they, we, it).
1. Who is Tom? _______ is my friend.
2. Who are the girls? _______ are my cousins.
3. Who is Mrs.Lin? _______ is a nurse.
4. Who is thecat? _______ is my pet.
5. Who are Samand I? _______ are brothers.
6. Who isthat man? _______ is a policeman.
7. Who are the children? _______ are students.
8. Who is your grandmother? _______ is that old lady.
Exercise 10: Complete the sentences with ‘Who’, ‘What’, or ‘Where’.
1. ________ is your teacher? Mr. Tan.
2. ________ is in your bag? A book.
3. ________ is the school? It is near the park.
4. ________ is playing outside? The boys.
5. ________ is on the table? An apple.
6. ________ is she going? To the shops.
7. ________ is that woman? She is my mother.
8. ________ are they doing? They are reading.
Exercise 11: True or False.
Look at the grammar rules for ‘Who’.
1. ‘Who’ isused for things like tables and chairs. ( True / False )
2. ‘Who’ is used for people. ( True / False )
3. We say ‘Who are he?’ ( True / False )
4. We say ‘Who is she?’ ( True / False )
5. ‘Who’ can ask about one person or many people. (True / False )
6. ‘Who am I?’ is a correct question. ( True / False )
7. We answer ‘Who’ questions with a time. ( True / False )
8. We answer ‘Who’ questions with a person’s name or job. ( True / False )
Exercise 12: Short Answers.
1. Who is hungry? (I) _________________
2. Who is tall? (My father) _________________
3. Who can swim? (The duck) _________________
4. Who has a pen? (She) _________________
5. Who is sleeping? (The baby) _________________
6. Who likes ice cream? (We) _________________
7. Who is at the door? (The postman) _________________
8. Who is happy? (They) _________________
Unit 8: Review & Extension
Exercise 13: Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1. Who are he? __________________________
2. Who am she? __________________________
3. Who is they? __________________________
4. Who are I? __________________________
5. Who is we? __________________________
6. Who are it? __________________________
7. Who is the boys? __________________________
8. Who are the girl? __________________________
Exercise 14: Answer the questions based on the pictures above.
1. Who is swimming? __________________________
2. Who is reading? __________________________
3. Who is cooking? __________________________
4. Who is singing? __________________________
5. Who is happy? The __________________________
6. Who is wet? The __________________________
7. Who is hungry? The __________________________
8. Who is loud? The __________________________
Exercise 15: Read the story and answer the questions.
My name is Sarah. I live with my family. My father is a doctor. My mother is a teacher. I have a brother named Tim. Tim is a student. We have a dog named Rex.
1. Who is the story about? __________________________
2. Who is the doctor? __________________________
3. Who is the teacher? __________________________
4. Who is the student? __________________________
5. Who is Rex? __________________________
6. Who lives with Sarah? __________________________
7. Who is Sarah’s brother? __________________________
8. Who has a dog? __________________________
Exercise 16: Form questions for these statements.
1. __________________________? (I am a pilot.)
2. __________________________? (She is my grandmother.)
3. __________________________? (They are my friends.)
4. __________________________? (He is Mr. Smith.)
5. __________________________? (It is my baby brother.)
6. __________________________? (We are the winners.)
7. __________________________? (That woman is a nurse.)
8. __________________________? (Those boys are my cousins.)
Exercise 17: Fill in the blanks with ‘Who’ or ‘What’.
1. ________ is that man? He is a farmer.
2. ________ is that in his hand? It is a fork.
3. ________ is wearing a white coat? The dentist.
4. ________ is on the artist’s head?A hat.
5. ________ puts out fires? The firefighter.
6. ________ is your favorite job?
7. ________ is the person in the red shirt?
8. ________ can help you when you are sick?
Exercise 18: Complete the dialogue.
A: Hello. I am new here. (1) _______ are you?
B: I am Lisa. (2) _______ is that boy?
A: He is my brother, John.
B: And (3) _______ is the woman over there?
A: She is my mother.
B: (4) _______ are those people?
A: They are my friends.
B: (5) _______ is your teacher?
A: Mr. Jones is my teacher.
B: (6) _______ is the best student?
A: I think John is.
B: (7) _______ are we going?
A: To the playground. (8) _______ wants to come?
Unit 8: Who
Target Grammar: Wh-questions (Who) | Level: A1
Exercise 1: Multiple Choice – Who, What, or Where?
Choose the correct question word. Remember: Who is used for people [1-3].
IMAGE 1: A cartoon illustration showing three distinct scenes separated by borders. Scene 1: A person meeting a new friend (labeled ‘Who?’). Scene 2: A table with various objects like a book and a pen (labeled ‘What?’). Scene 3: A map with a pin dropped on a city (labeled ‘Where?’). This visual aid reinforces the distinction between the three question words for A1 learners.
Exercise 2: Fill in the Blanks – Subject Questions
Type Who to complete the questions about people [2, 4].
Exercise 3: Matching – Questions and Answers
Match the question on the left with the correct answer on the right by selecting the letter [5, 6].
Exercise 4: Drag and Drop – Sentence Order
Drag the words into the correct order to form a question [7, 8].
IMAGE 2: A diagram illustrating sentence structure for questions. It shows puzzle pieces connecting together. Piece 1: ‘Who’, Piece 2: ‘is’, Piece 3: ‘that’, Piece 4: ‘man?’. Below it, a crossed-out incorrect example: ‘Who that man is?’. This helps visual learners grasp the word order required for interrogative sentences.
Exercise 5: True or False – Correct Usage
Is the question grammatically correct? Select True or False [9, 10].
Exercise 6: Multiple Choice – Subject vs. Object
Choose the correct form. In modern English, we often use Who for object questions instead of Whom [11, 12].
Exercise 7: Fill in the Blanks – Dialogues
Complete the conversations with Who [4, 13].
IMAGE 3: A comic strip style illustration of two students talking in a hallway. One student points to a new teacher and asks ‘Who is he?’. The other student responds ‘He is Mr. Brown.’ In another panel, a student holding a phone asks ‘Who is calling?’. These contextual examples support the dialogue exercises.
Exercise 8: Classification – Person or Thing?
Decide if the answer requires Who (Person) or What (Thing) [14, 15].
Exercise 9: Identification – Jobs and Roles
Who is this person? Choose the correct job title [15, 16].
Exercise 10: Writing Questions
Read the answer and write the correct Who question. End with a question mark [17, 18].
IMAGE 4: An instructional graphic showing the transformation from statement to question. An arrow points from the statement ‘Tom is my friend’ to the question ‘Who is your friend?’. The word ‘Tom’ is highlighted in red and replaced by ‘Who’ in the question structure, emphasizing how the subject is replaced.
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