WORD ORDER: S-V-O-P-T

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

What do you know about
WORD ORDER?

word order

In the following assignments you are going to put the words in the correct order.

So let's find out how good you already are at word order!

cats - like - I

home - he - went

all evening - played - football - they

walks - to work - Liz - every day

goes - every year - to Italy - Julia

we - since 1988 - here - have lived

in London - Sue - in 2004 - was born

didn't go - yesterday - Steven - to school

to the supermarket - yesterday morning - my mum - went

Jess - in bed - this morning - had -
her breakfast

And?

How did it go?

If you haven't made any mistakes at all, you can stop right here .

If you have made some mistakes, go through the following slides!

Do you understand?

In the following slides you're going to check your understanding of word order in English sentences!

Good luck!

S-V-O-P-T
The S stands for Subject. What is Subject in Dutch?

1. onderwerp
2. meewerkend voorwerp
3. plaats en tijd
4. werkwoord(en)

S-V-O-P-T
The V stands for Verb(s). What is Verb in Dutch?

1. onderwerp
2. tijd
3. lijdend en meewerkend voorwerp
4. werkwoord(en)

S-V-O-P-T
The O stands for Object. What is Object in Dutch?

1. onderwerp
2. plaats
3. lijdend en meewerkend voorwerp
4. werkwoord(en)

S-V-O-P-T
The P stands for Place. What is Place in Dutch?

1. tijd
2. plaats
3. lijdend en meewerkend voorwerp
4. werkwoord(en)

S-V-O-P-T
The T stands for Time. What is Time in Dutch?

1. tijd
2. plaats
3. lijdend en meewerkend voorwerp
4. werkwoord(en)

Correct or Wrong?

In the following slides you're going to decide whether the sentences are in the correct word order or not.

Good luck!

Is the Word Order correct?
He gave yesterday a present.

1. correct
2. wrong

Is the Word Order correct?
I lent him two days ago my phone.

1. correct
2. wrong

Is the Word Order correct?
I saw him two days ago at the police station.

1. correct
2. wrong

Is the Word Order correct?
I drink every day three cups of coffee.

1. correct
2. wrong

Is the Word Order correct?
I bought this jacket in England a few years ago.

1. correct
2. wrong

Put in the correct order!

In the following slides you're going to put the words in the correct order.

Good luck!

dogs - hate - I

to school - Jess - cycled

all morning - were doing -
their homework - they

go - to Spain- we - every year

has been - since June - in hospital - Jim's father

My teacher - since August - here - has been working

in Utrecht - I - in 1978 - was born

didn't go - yesterday - Steven - to school

to the grocery store - yesterday afternoon - my dad - went

Jacky - at school - this morning - ate -
her breakfast

The end!