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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