What Is He/She/It/They Doing? WH Questions & Actions Printable – Sentence Building for Kids

Understanding WH questions is essential for language development, comprehension, and sentence formation. This 45-page printable provides a structured way to help children answer "What is he doing?", "What is she doing?", "What is it doing?", and "What are they doing?" with visual support.

Each page includes four illustrated actions:
✅ A boy performing an action
✅ A girl performing the same action
✅ An animal engaging in a similar action
✅ A boy and girl together performing the action

This printable is perfect for early learners, ESL students, children with speech delays, and those in special education programs. By repeatedly engaging with illustrations and structured WH questions, children will gain confidence in:
✔ Sentence structure
✔ Verb usage
✔ WH question comprehension
✔ Observation and communication skills

Whether used at home, in the classroom, or in therapy sessions, this resource provides an interactive and fun way for children to develop speech and language skills.

Product Details

Format: Printable PDF
Total Pages: 45
Target Skills: WH questions, sentence-building, action verbs, comprehension
Best For: Preschool, Kindergarten, ESL learners, Speech & Special Education
Content Breakdown:

• Each page features 4 WH questions with illustrations covering real-life actions.
• Example Structure:
  • "What is he doing?" (Illustration of a boy eating) → "He is eating."
  • "What is she doing?" (Illustration of a girl eating) → "She is eating."
  • "What is it doing?" (Illustration of a cat drinking milk) → "It is drinking."
  • "What are they doing?" (Illustration of a boy and girl eating together) → "They are eating."

This structured approach ensures repetition and reinforcement, making learning engaging and effective.

Educational Benefits

This WH questions printable supports children in early language learning, social communication, and structured sentence formation.

Key Learning Areas:

✅ WH Questions Mastery: Helps kids answer "What is he/she/it/they doing?" correctly and confidently.
✅ Sentence Formation: Encourages full-sentence responses instead of one-word answers, improving grammar.
✅ Action Verb Recognition: Teaches common action verbs like eating, running, jumping, reading, and more.
✅ Speech & Language Development: Strengthens expressive and receptive language skills.
✅ Cognitive & Observation Skills: Encourages critical thinking and association by recognizing different characters doing the same action.
✅ Ideal for Special Education & ESL Learners:

• Supports speech therapy for children with speech delays or autism.
• Helps ESL students improve grammar & sentence structure.

Instructions for Use

Basic Use:

Show the child an illustrated action.
Ask the WH question: "What is he/she/it/they doing?"
Encourage a complete sentence response: "He is reading." / "She is jumping."
Repeat with different actions to reinforce learning.

Interactive Learning Activities:

Flashcard Drill: Print, cut, and laminate the pages for repeated practice.
Sentence Expansion: Ask follow-up questions like: "Where is he eating?" / "How is she playing?"
Role-Playing: Have the child act out the action in the illustration.
Matching Game: Match illustrations with corresponding action words for additional reinforcement.

Printing & Preparation:

Print in color for better engagement.
Laminate for durability if using in classrooms or therapy sessions.
Use dry-erase markers for repeated practice.

Activities Using the Resource

This WH Questions & Action Verbs Printable can be used in multiple interactive ways to make learning engaging, hands-on, and fun. Below are different activities designed to enhance language development, comprehension, and sentence formation.

WH Question & Answer Practice

Objective: Strengthen WH question comprehension through visual learning.

How to Play:

• Show a page from the printable with an illustration of a boy, girl, animal, and two children performing the same action (e.g., running).
• Ask the child, "What is he doing?", "What is she doing?", "What is it doing?", "What are they doing?"
• Encourage the child to observe the image and answer in a full sentence, e.g.:

• "He is running."
• "She is running."
• "It is running."
• "They are running."

• Reinforce correct responses and repeat with different images.

✅ Skills Developed:
✔ WH question comprehension
✔ Sentence-building skills
✔ Action verb recognition

Sentence-Building Challenge

Objective: Encourage children to describe actions with expanded sentences.

How to Play:

• Show an image of a boy performing an action (e.g., jumping).
• Ask: "What is he doing?" → Answer: "He is jumping."
• Expand the sentence by asking follow-up questions:

• "Where is he jumping?" → "He is jumping on the bed."
• "How is he jumping?" → "He is jumping high."

• Encourage more descriptive answers to improve language skills.

✅ Skills Developed:
✔ Vocabulary expansion
✔ Sentence formation
✔ Critical thinking

Action Verb Matching Game

Objective: Help children associate action verbs with the correct illustrations.

How to Play:

• Print and cut out the WH question cards and separate action words.
• Shuffle and spread out the cards face-down.
• Have the child pick a picture card and find the matching action verb card.
• Once matched, they must use it in a full sentence:

• "He is swimming."
• "She is drawing."

• Keep playing until all action verbs are matched correctly.

✅ Skills Developed:
✔ Action verb recall
✔ WH question comprehension
✔ Sentence structure

Role-Playing & Charades

Objective: Reinforce action verbs through physical activity and role-playing.

How to Play:

• Have one child pick an illustrated action and act it out (e.g., pretending to run).
• Other children guess the action using a complete sentence, e.g.:

• "He is running!"
• "She is dancing!"

• Rotate turns and continue until all actions have been acted out.

✅ Skills Developed:
✔ Action word recall
✔ WH question comprehension
✔ Verbal expression

Conclusion

The What Is He/She/It/They Doing? WH Questions & Action Verbs Printable (45 Pages) provides an engaging, structured, and interactive way for children to practice WH questions, learn action verbs, and improve sentence formation.

With real-life illustrations, structured prompts, and multiple activities, this printable strengthens:
✔ Speech & Language Development
✔ WH Question Comprehension
✔ Action Recognition
✔ Sentence-Building Skills

Perfect for early learners, speech therapy, ESL students, and special education!

Download now and start learning through fun, interactive WH question activities!