Word order

• Engels grammar word order
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 4

Voorbeeld

Keith used to watch television in his room at bedtime.

Wie    -         doet        -          wat        -     waar       -      wanneer.

Kies de juiste volgorde

1. Wie - doet - waar - wat - wanneer
2. Wie - doet - waar - wanneer - wat
3. Wie - doet - wat - wanneer - waar
4. Wie - doet - wat - waar - wanneer

Wie

doet

wat

waar

wanneer

Jacky and Pete

aren't going

to the cinema

tonight

wie

doet

wat

waar

wanneer

The parents

bring

to football training

every Sunday

their son

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. He swims every day in the canal.
2. He swims in the canal every day.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. My sister got married last year.
2. Last year my sister got married.
3. My sister last year got married.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. Doesn't she go in the weekends out?
2. Doesn't she go out in the weekends?

Correct word order:
Billy / to his friend /
five minutes ago / went

1. Billy went to his friend five minutes ago
2. Billy went five minutes ago to his friend
3. Billy five minutes ago went to his friend.
4. Five minutes ago Billy went to his friend

Correct word order:
her / in town / yesterday / I / met

1. I met her in town yesterday.
2. I met her yesterday in town.
3. I yesterday met her in town.
4. I met yesterday her in town.

Hoe ga je te werk?

1.  zoek als eerst het zelfstandig werkwoord op.

2.  plaats dan het bijwoord van frequentie VOOR het werkwoord.

LET OP!

Als het werkwoord een vorm is van to be (am, are, is, was, were) dan staat het bijwoord van frequentie ACHTER het werkwoord.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. They often go out in the weekends.
2. They go often out in the weekends.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. We are never in a position to complain.
2. We never are in a position to complain.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. Who gives never a straight answer?
2. Who gives a straight answer never?
3. Who never gives a straight answer?
4. Who gives a straight never answer?

Correct word order:
summer / we / here / are / in / usually

1. Usually we are here in summer.
2. We usually are here in summer.
3. We are usually in summer here.
4. We are usually here in summer.

1. He _________ listens __________ to the radio.

2. They ___________ read ___________ a book.

3. Tom _________ is _________ very friendly. 

4. Pete _________ gets _________ angry. 

5. We _________ are _________ on time. 

Sleep het bijwoord op de juiste plek

often

sometimes

usually

never

always

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