Word Order

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• Leerjaar 3

Word Order

Woordvolgorde

De standaard woordvolgorde

De volgorde in het Engels bij positieve en negatieve zinnen is:

Onderwerp - werkwoord(en) - lijdend voorwerp / meewerkend voorwerp - plaats - tijd

of met andere woorden:

Wie - doet - wat/wie - waar - wanneer

Enkele voorbeelden

wie doet wat waar wanneer

The man didn't play guitar in France yesterday.

The boys have been eating candy all day.

He was born in The Netherlands in 1985.

They bought a dog for their aunt from the petshop yesterday.

Adverbs of Frequency

Frequentie woorden

Wat zijn adverbs of frequency?

Adverbs of frequency zijn woorden die aangeven hoe vaak iets gebeurt. Enkele voorbeelden zijn:

I often go to work.

She has never done any chores.

We are sometimes late for class.

We don't normally do any homework.

De positie van deze adverbs

1. Voor het hoofdwerkwoord

I often play guitar.

She has never played guitar.

She does not often go home in summer.

2. na een vorm van be (am/is/are/was/were)

I am always on time for my lessons.

Which is the correct order?

1. They forgot to do their homework on Friday.
2. The forgot on Friday to do their homework.
3. They forgot to do on Friday their homework.
4. On Friday forgot they to do their homework.

Which is the correct order?

1. We are going to France on holiday this year.
2. We are going on holiday to France this year.
3. On holiday this year we are to France going.
4. We are going this year to France on holiday.

Which is correct?

1. Since 1980 has he lived in Berlin?
2. Has he in Berlin lived since 1980?
3. Has he lived in Berlin since 1980?
4. Has he since 1980 lived in Berlin?

Wat is de juiste plek van de adverb?

1. He usually does his homework.
2. He does his homework usually.
3. He does usually his homework.

Wat is de juiste plek van de adverb

1. My sister never has gone to New York.
2. My sister has gone never to New York.
3. Never my sister has gone to New York.
4. My sister has never gone to New York.

Wat is de juiste plek van de adverb?

1. I frequently am late.
2. I am frequently late.
3. Frequently I am late.

Wat is de juiste plek van de adverb?

1. I miss never the train.
2. I never miss the train.
3. I miss the train never.
4. Never miss I the train.

Exercise 1

Put the words in the correct category

Wie

doet

wat

waar

wanneer

The boys

buy

candies

at school

every day

The girls

ran away

to Spain

last week.

Exercise 2

Type the words in the correct order

Put in the correct order:
I / going / am / to / see / him / Monday / on

Put in the correct order:
has / he / been / working / California / since / in / 1997

Typ nu de gehele zin met alle woorden op de juiste plaats:
always - in - songs - George - hallway - the - at - school - Monday - on - sings

Typ nu de gehele zin met alle woorden op de juiste plaats:
on - always - Xbox. - played - I - younger - was - videogames - When - I - my

Typ nu de gehele zin met alle woorden op de juiste plaats:
now. - for - homework - my - have - weeks - I - three - done - not

Put in the correct order:
to / work / by / car / week / Tom / every / goes

Put in the correct order:
we / give / present / will / him / the / tomorrow

Put in the correct order:
Henry / on / a / sleeping / in / chair / the / kitchen / morning / this / was

Put in the correct order:
that man / Who / was / over / there / ?

Put in the correct order:
you / Did / him / help / ?

Put in the correct order:
hardly - can - works - see - you - he - hard - how

Put in the correct order:
at seven - get up - usually - I

Put in the correct order:
live - he - did - before 1998 - in Amsterdam - ?

Exercise 3

Extra practice

Go to the website and practise more!

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Choose the correct sentence:

1. I do my homework every Tuesday at school.
2. I do my homework at school every Tuesday.

Choose the correct sentence:

1. She reads her book at home every day.
2. She reads her book every day at home.

Vertaal de zin:
Hij heeft op maandag een toets.

Translate the sentence:
Mijn broer speelt op Zondag Fornite.

Translate:
Jimmy kust iedere dag zijn vriendin.

Choose the correct sentence:

1. She is always late.
2. She always is late.

Choose the correct sentence:

1. He works often at home.
2. He often works at home.

Choose the correct sentence:

1. They never do their homework.
2. They do never their homework.

Translate the sentence:
Ik ga altijd naar school op maandag.

Translate:
James doet nooit zijn huiswerk op woensdag.

Translate:
Wij gaan soms naar de bioscoop.