Word Order

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Word order (basics)

Wie doet wat waar wanneer

             O              ww              lv             plaats                    tijd

     subject         verb          object      where                  when

EXAMPLE:

Peter liep vanmiddag samen met Patrick naar zijn huis.

Peter walked together with Patrick to his house this afternoon.

Most common word order

who - does - what - where - when

• John lost his phone at school yesterday.
• My mother met my father at the cinema twenty years ago.
• I listen to music every day.
• Elin is hanging out at a friend's house right now.
  

Stappenplan:

1. onderwerp                         WIE

2. werkwoord(en)               DOET

3. lijdend voorwerp            WAT

4. plaats                                  WAAR

5. tijd                                        WANNEER

De tijd kan ook aan het begin van de zin worden gezet!

Word order

Please choose the right word order

Wie

Doet

Wat (wie)

Waar 

Wanneer

wie?

doet?

wat?

waar?

wanneer?

Word Order

we

in the park

go

roller-skating

every Saturday

wie

doet

wat

waar

wanneer

Word Order

Carolyn

in summer

walking

on the beach

enjoys

wie?

doet?

wat?

waar?

wanneer?

Word Order

George

outside

tennis

played

last summer

Word order

he

played

beautifully

the flute

yesterday

Word Order

seem

incredibly

nice

people

They

Word Order

to

now

I

have

work

Word Order

booked

tickets.

She

has

the

Word Order

they

going

where

tonight?

are

Word Order

my

is

movie

Harry Potter

favourite

Word Order

where

are

you

living

now?

Word Order

to

tomorrow

they

skiing

go

want

Word Order

currently

is

there

Anna

staying

What is the correct word order?

We

have been practicing

word order

last week

Word order

on time

he

was

usually

Before,

Place of Adverbs

adverbs of frequency and adverbs of manner

Place of Adverbs

Adverbs of frequency

always, sometimes, never, seldom, usually, etc.

Adverbs of manner

angrily, badly, carefully, etc.

Where to put them

Voor het hoofdwerkwoord

I always eat breakfast

Na een vorm van "to be" (am/are/is)

I am never here before 8 am.

Practice

Hierna volgen open vragen en multiple choice. Vul bij de open vragen de hele zin in.

He listens to the radio. (often)

They read a book. (sometimes)

Tom is very friendly. (usually)

Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often)

Christine smokes. (never)

Which one is correct?

1. He speaks English terribely
2. He speaks English terribly
3. He speaks English terrible
4. He speaks English terribily

Which one is correct?

1. We happily walked outside.
2. We happy walked outside.
3. We happyly walked outside

Which one is correct?

1. He enthusiasticly opened the door
2. He enthusiastic opened the door
3. He enthousiastically opened the door
4. He enthusiasticelly opened the door

Which one is correct?

1. He speaks English good
2. He speaks English well

Which one is correct?

1. The car drove on the road fast.
2. The car drove on the road fastly.

Einde van de oefening

Controleer hoeveel fouten je had (zonder spel/hoofdletter fouten) en besluit aan de hand hiervan of je naar de extra uitleg gaat of niet.