Question Word Sorter
Match answers to who, what, where, when, why and how.
About 5 to 9 · Knowing what kind of answer each question word asks for.
Answer your way. Say it, point to it, sign it, tap a picture, or show a card or device. Every way counts the same.
Question words ask for different kinds of answer. Who asks for a person and where asks for a place. Sort answers into bins, or find the word a question needs.
Tap an answer card, then tap the question word bin it belongs in.
For grown-ups
Away from the screen: Ask 'where?' and see how many places you can find.
- Sit beside them for the first few goes and say the words as you tap, so they hear the sentence as well as see it.
- Wait a little longer than feels natural. Quiet thinking time is part of it.
- Any answer that works is a good answer. If they pick something you did not expect, ask them to tell you about it.
- Pointing, signing, a device or a picture card are all real answers. Speaking is never the test.
- Stop when it stops being fun. A few minutes, often, is better than a long sitting.
- These are games, not assessments. If you have concerns about speech or language, talk to a speech pathologist.
A game and a starting point, not therapy or an assessment. All Words and Talking games