What Is She Doing? WH Questions & Action Verbs Printable – Learn Verbs & Sentence Formation

Understanding WH questions is an essential part of language development and communication skills for young learners. The "What Is She Doing?" WH Questions & Action Verbs Printable is designed to help children identify common action verbs, practice answering WH questions, and build full sentences in a structured and engaging way.

This 35-page printable resource provides visual cues and structured learning to help children confidently answer "What is she doing?", "What is she eating?", "What is she painting?", and similar WH questions. The structured approach helps with:

✔ Speech & Language Development – Encourages children to respond using complete sentences.
✔ Vocabulary Expansion – Introduces action verbs and daily activities with visual support.
✔ Sentence Formation Skills – Helps children practice subject-verb agreement and proper sentence structure.
✔ Comprehension & Observation – Strengthens understanding of actions and their meanings.

This resource is perfect for parents, educators, speech therapists, and ESL instructors, helping children improve expressive and receptive language skills in a fun, interactive format.

Product Details

• Resource Name: What Is She 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 she doing? → She is running.
    • What is she doing? → She is reading.
    • What is she doing? → She is eating.
    • What is she doing? → She is painting.
  • 13 Pages – Themed WH questions like:
    • What is she eating? → She is eating an apple.
    • What is she drinking? → She is drinking milk.
    • What is she painting? → She is painting a flower.

This printable is easy to use, making it an excellent speech therapy tool, classroom activity, or home learning resource.

Educational Benefits

The "What Is She Doing?" WH Questions & Action Verbs Printable provides a structured learning experience with multiple educational and cognitive benefits.

1. Develops WH Question Understanding

• Helps children comprehend and respond to WH questions correctly.
• Reinforces question-answer structure with visual action prompts.

2. Expands Vocabulary & Introduces Action Verbs

• Introduces common action verbs such as jumping, running, eating, drinking, painting, and more.
• Helps children recognize daily activities through real-world illustrations.

3. Improves Sentence Formation & Grammar Skills

• Encourages children to use full sentences instead of single-word answers.
• Reinforces proper sentence structure with subject + verb agreement (e.g., She is reading a book.).

4. Supports Speech Therapy & Special Education Needs

• Ideal for children with speech delays, autism, or language processing difficulties.
• Uses visual prompts and structured repetition to support language acquisition.
• Helps children develop expressive and receptive language skills.

5. Enhances Cognitive & Comprehension Skills

• Encourages observational skills by having children analyze images and describe actions.
• Supports critical thinking by connecting actions with their appropriate verbs.

6. Engages & Motivates Learners Through Visuals

• Bright and engaging illustrations help children relate to real-life actions.
• Provides a fun, structured learning experience that keeps children motivated and focused.

Instructions for Use

1. Print & Prepare the Activity Sheets

• Download and print the 35-page PDF on A4 or Letter-sized paper.
• For reusability, laminate the pages or place them in protective sleeves.

2. Basic WH Question Practice – Ask & Answer

• Show the child a page and read aloud the WH question ("What is she doing?").
• Encourage the child to observe the image and respond using a full sentence, such as:
  • "She is eating an apple."
  • "She is painting a picture."
  • "She is jumping on a trampoline."
• Repeat with different pages to reinforce learning.

3. Matching Game – WH Question & Answer

• 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 she doing? + She is reading), they keep the pair and say the sentence aloud.
• If they don’t match, place them back and try again.

4. Sentence Expansion Activity

• Ask additional questions to encourage descriptive responses, e.g.:
  • What is she eating? → She is eating an apple.
  • Where is she eating? → She is eating at the table.
  • What color is the apple? → The apple is red.
• Helps children develop storytelling and expressive language skills.

5. Action Charades – Act It Out!

• 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.:
  • "She is dancing!"
  • "She is drinking water!"
• Rotate turns and continue until all actions have been acted out.

6. Real-Life WH Question Hunt

• Take the learning beyond the printable by using real-world examples:
  • Point to a girl reading a book and ask, "What is she doing?" → Answer: "She is reading."
  • Show someone drinking juice and ask, "What is she drinking?" → Answer: "She is drinking juice."
• Encourages language application in daily conversations.

Activities Using the Resource

This printable provides interactive, structured activities to help children understand WH questions, learn action verbs, and form complete sentences. The activities encourage active engagement, observation, and language practice, making learning fun and effective.

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

Objective: Strengthen comprehension of "What is she 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 she doing?”).
• Encourage the child to observe the image and respond using a complete sentence, e.g.:

• "She is jumping."
• "She is painting a picture."
• "She 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 she doing? + She 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 girl drinking juice).
• Ask the WH question: “What is she doing?”
• The child answers: “She is drinking juice.”
• Ask additional questions to encourage sentence expansion, such as:

• "Where is she drinking juice?" → "She is drinking juice at the table."
• "What color is the juice?" → "The juice is orange."
• "What is she using to drink the juice?" → "She 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.:

• "She is dancing!"
• "She is drinking water!"

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

• Encourage them to answer in full sentences.

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

Conclusion

The What Is She 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!