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Exercise 1   

Is the word order right or wrong? Correct the sentences where necessary.

1   Everybody enjoyed the party very much.  …………………….

2   Ben walks every morning to work.  …………………….

3   Joe doesn’t like very much football.  …………………….

4   I drink three or four cups of coffee every morning.  …………………….

5   I ate quickly my breakfast and went out.  …………………….

6   Are you going to invite to the party a lot of people?  …………………….

7   I phoned Tom immediately after hearing the news.  …………………….

8   Did you go late to bed last night?  …………………….

9   Did you learn a lot of things at school today?  …………………….

10   I met on my way home a friend of mine.  …………………….

Answers

1

1  OK

2  Ben walks to work every morning.

3  Joe doesn’t like football very much.

4  OK

5  I ate my breakfast quickly and …

6  … a lot of people to the party?

7  OK

8  Did you go to bed late last night?

9  OK

10  I met a friend of mine on my way home.

Exercise 2   

Put the parts of the sentence in the correct order.

1   (the party / very much / everybody enjoyed)  …………………….

2   (we won / easily / the game)  …………………….

3   (quietly / the door / I closed)  …………………….

4   (Tanya / quite well / speaks / German)  …………………….

5   (Sam / all the time / TV / watches)  …………………….

6   (again / please don’t ask / that question)  …………………….

7   (football / every weekend / does Kevin play?)  …………………….

8   (some money / I borrowed / from a friend of mine)  …………………….

Answers

2

1  Everybody enjoyed the party very much.

2  We won the game easily.

3  I closed the door quietly.

4  Tanya speaks German quite well.

5  Sam watches TV all the time.

6  Please don’t ask that question again.

7  Does Kevin play football every weekend?

8  I borrowed some money from a friend of mine.

Exercise 3   

Complete the sentences. Put the parts in the correct order.

1   (for a long time / have lived / in the same house)

     They ……………………. .

2   (to the supermarket / every Friday / go)

     I ……………………. .

3   (home / did you come / so late)

     Why …………………….?

4   (her children / takes I every day / to school)

     Sarah ……………………. .

5   (been / recently / to the cinema)

     I haven’t ……………………. .

6   (at the top of the page / your name / write)

     Please ……………………. .

7   (her name / after a few minutes / remembered)

     I ……………………. .

8   (around the town / all morning / walked)

     We ……………………. .

9   (on Saturday night / didn’t see you / at the party)

     I ……………………. .

10   (some interesting books / found / in the library)

       We ……………………. .

11   (her umbrella / last night / in a restaurant / left)

       Laura ……………………. .

12   (opposite the park / a new hotel / are building)

       They ……………………. .

Answers

3

1  They have lived in the same house for a long time.

2  I go to the supermarket every Friday.

3  Why did you come home so late?

4  Sarah takes her children to school every day.

5  I haven’t been to the cinema recently.

6  Please write your name at the top of the page.

7  I remembered her name after a few minutes.

8  We walked around the town all morning.

9  I didn’t see you at the party on Saturday night.

10  We found some interesting books in the library.

11  Laura left her umbrella in a restaurant last night.

12  They are building a new hotel opposite the park.

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