Woordvolgorde

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 4

Learning goals

I know the correct word order 

of English sentences.

Wat weet je al van
Word Order?

Wie doet wat waar wanneer

             O              ww              lv             plaats                    tijd

     subject         verb          object      where                  when

Who's that?

Je krijgt een aantal zinnen met woorden die door elkaar staan, daarmee moet je goede zinnen maken.

Yoda said: "Away put your weapon" Put this sentence in the correct order.

Yoda said: "Found someone you have I would say" Put this sentence in the correct order.

Yoda said: "Help you I can". Put this sentence in the correct order.

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.
  

wie

doet

wat

waar

wanneer

The parents

bring

to football training

every Sunday

their son

Wie

doet

wat

waar

wanneer

Jacky and Pete

aren't going

to the cinema

tonight

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

wie

doet

wat

waar

wanneer

Word Order

Carolyn

right now

her dog

in the park

is walking

wie?

doet?

wat?

waar?

wanneer?

Word Order

We

at the canteen

eat

lunch

most days

Word Order

seem

incredibly

nice

people

They

Word order

he

played

beautifully

the flute

yesterday

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?

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. Yesterday I met her in town.
4. I met yesterday her in town.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

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

is singing - right now - in the shower - David - a song

Mondays - do - like - not - I

don't - at - sleep - night - Cats

stay up late - on weekdays - My parents

reporter - at the moment - The - is - to his car - running

kind - My - James - is - friend - very

at the weekend - We - at the park - hang out

Zelf oefenen

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