What Is He Doing? Action Words Printable – Learn Verbs & WH Questions

Understanding WH questions is a crucial step in language development, comprehension, and communication skills for young learners. The "What Is He Doing?" WH Questions & Action Verbs Printable introduces children to common action verbs through engaging illustrations and structured question-answer formats.

This 35-page printable resource provides visual support and structured learning to help children confidently answer "What is he doing?", "What is he eating?", and similar WH questions. It is designed to enhance:

✔ Speech & Language Development – Encourages clear, structured responses.
✔ Vocabulary Expansion – Introduces children to action verbs and everyday activities.
✔ Sentence Formation Skills – Helps children build full, grammatically correct sentences.
✔ Comprehension & Observation – Encourages critical thinking and visual recognition of actions.

Ideal for parents, teachers, speech therapists, and ESL instructors, this resource helps children develop expressive and receptive language skills through a fun and engaging format.

Product Details

• Resource Name: What Is He Doing? WH Questions & Action Verbs Printable
• Format: Printable PDF
• Total Pages: 35
• Content Includes:
  • 22 Pages – Each page features 4 WH questions with an illustration of an action and answers below, such as:
    • What is he doing? → He is crying.
    • What is he doing? → He is reading.
    • What is he doing? → He is eating.
    • What is he doing? → He is jumping.
  • 13 Pages – Themed WH questions like:
    • What is he eating? → He is eating an apple.
    • What is he drinking? → He is drinking milk.
    • What is he painting? → He is painting a house.

This structured approach supports children in learning action verbs naturally and encourages sentence-building skills.

Educational Benefits

The "What Is He Doing?" WH Questions & Action Verbs Printable is designed to provide multiple educational and cognitive benefits for children.

1. Develops WH Question Understanding

• Helps children learn to correctly interpret and respond to WH questions.
• Strengthens comprehension of “What is he doing?” and similar question structures.

2. Expands Vocabulary & Introduces Action Verbs

• Provides clear visual representations of daily activities.
• Helps children learn essential action words such as running, jumping, eating, drinking, painting, sleeping, etc.

3. Improves Sentence Formation & Speech Clarity

• Encourages full-sentence responses instead of one-word answers.
• Supports grammatically correct sentence building (e.g., He is eating an apple. instead of just eating).

4. Supports Speech Therapy & Special Education Needs

• Ideal for children with speech delays, autism, or language processing difficulties.
• Uses structured learning with visual support, making it easier for neurodivergent learners.
• Helps children practice articulation, comprehension, and expressive language development.

5. Enhances Comprehension & Cognitive Skills

• Encourages children to observe and understand the relationship between actions and their outcomes.
• Supports critical thinking and reasoning by prompting children to analyze illustrations and verbalize responses.

6. Engages & Motivates Learners Through Visuals

• Realistic, engaging illustrations help children relate to everyday actions.
• Provides a fun, structured learning experience that can be used at home or in the classroom.

Instructions for Use

1. Print & Prepare the Activity Sheets

• Download and print the 35-page PDF on A4 or Letter-sized paper.
• For reusable practice, laminate the pages or store them in a protective sleeve.

2. Basic WH Question Practice – Ask & Answer

• Show the child a page and read aloud the WH question ("What is he doing?").
• Encourage the child to observe the image and answer with a full sentence, such as:
  • "He is eating."
  • "He is reading."
  • "He is painting a picture."
• Repeat with different pages to reinforce learning.

3. Matching Game – WH Question & Answer

• Print and cut out the WH questions and answer cards separately.
• Lay out the illustration cards face down in one pile and question cards face down in another.
• The child flips over one WH question card and one illustration card and tries to match them correctly.
• Once matched, they must say the complete sentence aloud.

4. Sentence Expansion Activity

• Ask additional questions to encourage descriptive responses, e.g.:
  • What is he eating? → He is eating a banana.
  • Where is he eating? → He is eating at the table.
  • What color is the banana? → The banana is yellow.
• This helps children develop storytelling and expressive language skills.

5. Role-Playing Game – Act It Out!

• Have children act out the actions they see in the pictures (e.g., jumping, running, reading).
• Ask other children to guess the action using full sentences:
  • "He is jumping!"
  • "He is drinking water!"

6. Real-Life WH Question Hunt

• Take the learning beyond the printable by using real-world examples:
  • Point to a child playing outside and ask, "What is he doing?" → Answer: "He is running."
  • Show someone drinking water and ask, "What is he drinking?" → Answer: "He is drinking water."

✅ This helps children apply their learning in everyday situations, improving retention.

Activities Using the Resource

This printable offers multiple interactive and structured activities to help children understand WH questions, learn action verbs, and form complete sentences. The activities encourage active learning, observation, and verbal expression while keeping children engaged.

1. Ask & Answer – WH Question Practice (Basic Activity)

Objective: Strengthen comprehension of “What is he doing?” and encourage full-sentence responses.

How to Play:

• Show the child a page from the printable featuring an illustration of an action.
• Read the WH question (“What is he doing?”).
• Encourage the child to observe the image and respond using a complete sentence, e.g.:

• "He is jumping."
• "He is painting a picture."
• "He is drinking milk."

• Reinforce correct responses and repeat with different pages.

✅ Skills Developed:
✔ WH question comprehension
✔ Sentence-building skills
✔ Observation & language expansion

2. Matching Game – WH Question & Action Verb

Objective: Help children connect actions with the correct verbs using picture-word association.

How to Play:

• Print and cut out the WH questions and matching answers separately.
• Shuffle the question cards and answer cards.
• Lay them out face-down and let the child pick one question card and one answer card.
• If the cards match (e.g., What is he doing? + He is reading), they keep the pair and say the sentence aloud.
• If they don’t match, place them back and try again.

✅ Skills Developed:
✔ Memory recall
✔ WH question comprehension
✔ Sentence formation

3. Describe & Expand – Sentence-Building Challenge

Objective: Encourage children to describe actions in detail and improve expressive language skills.

How to Play:

• Show an action illustration (e.g., a boy drinking juice).
• Ask the WH question: “What is he doing?”
• The child answers: “He is drinking juice.”
• Ask additional questions to encourage sentence expansion, such as:

• "Where is he drinking juice?" → "He is drinking juice at the table."
• "What color is the juice?" → "The juice is orange."
• "What is he using to drink the juice?" → "He is using a glass."

✅ Skills Developed:
✔ Vocabulary expansion
✔ Sentence-building skills
✔ Critical thinking

4. Action Charades – Act It Out!

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

How to Play:

• Have one child pick a card with an illustrated action.
• The child acts out the action without speaking.
• Other children guess the action using a complete sentence, e.g.:

• "He is running!"
• "He is eating an apple!"

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

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

5. Real-Life WH Questions – Apply to Everyday Situations

Objective: Help children apply learning beyond the printable by identifying actions in real life.

How to Play:

• During daily activities, ask your child WH questions based on real-life actions, such as:

• "What is he doing?" (Pointing to a child reading a book) → "He is reading."
• "What is she eating?" (While having lunch) → "She is eating rice."
• "What is he drinking?" (While drinking milk) → "He is drinking milk."

• Encourage them to answer in full sentences.

✅ Skills Developed:
✔ Real-world language application
✔ Observation skills
✔ Sentence structure

Conclusion

The What Is He Doing? WH Questions & Action Verbs Printable (35 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 Verb 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!