word order- explanation and practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Voorbeeld

Keith used to watch television in his room at bedtime.

Who    -         does        -          what        -     where       -      when.

Kies de juiste volgorde

1. Who - does - where - what - when
2. Who - does - where - when - what
3. Who - does - what - where - when
4. Who - does - what - where - when

Who

does

what

where

when

Jacky and Pete

aren't going

to the cinema

tonight

who

does

what

where

when

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?

adverbs of frequency

Where are adverbs of frequency placed in a sentence?

Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb. I always eat breakfast. They sometimes take a taxi. 

BUT

They go after the verb 'to be'.

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

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. Have ever you read a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien?
2. Have you read ever a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien?
3. Have you read a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien ever?
4. Have you ever read a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien?

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:
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:
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.

Let's practise!

- You can work in pairs or alone.

- Write a short story of about 140 to 250 words.

- You have until 10 minutes before this lesson ends.

- Then some of you will have to read their story out loud.