Word Order

Reference

Common mistakes

1. I like very much this film. → I like this film very much.
   very much goes AFTER the object
2. She drinks always coffee. → She always drinks coffee.
   frequency adverb BEFORE main verb
3. I went yesterday to the shops. → I went to the shops yesterday.
   place before time, both at end
4. Where you live? → Where do you live?
   question: auxiliary before subject

Word Order — Exercises

Choose the correct word order

1. Which is correct? (I drink coffee every morning. / Drink I coffee every morning. / I every morning drink coffee.)
2. Which is correct? (She went yesterday to the park. / She went to the park yesterday. / Yesterday she went the park to.)
3. Which is correct? (He plays football very well. / He very well plays football. / Plays he football very well.)
4. Which is correct? (Always I am tired. / I always am tired. / I am always tired.)
5. Which is correct? (She studies English at school every day. / She at school studies English every day. / Every day she at school studies English.)
6. Which is correct? (I usually eat breakfast at 8am. / Usually I am eat breakfast at 8am. / I eat usually breakfast at 8am.)
7. Which is correct? (We play tennis on Sundays. / Play we tennis on Sundays. / On Sundays play we tennis.)
8. Which is correct? (She often visits her grandma. / Often she visits her grandma. / She visits often her grandma.)

Put the words in order

1. never / I / am / late →  
2. to school / walks / she / every day →  
3. in the park / play / they / on Sundays →  
4. often / cooks / she / dinner →  

Word Order — Answer Key

Choose the correct word order

1. I drink coffee every morning. — Subject + verb + object + time: I drink coffee every morning.
2. She went to the park yesterday. — Place before time: …went to the park yesterday.
3. He plays football very well. — The adverb goes after the object: plays football very well.
4. I am always tired. — With be, the frequency adverb goes after it: I am always tired.
5. She studies English at school every day. — Verb + object + place + time.
6. I usually eat breakfast at 8am. — The frequency adverb goes before the main verb: I usually eat.
7. We play tennis on Sundays. — Subject + verb + object + time.
8. She often visits her grandma. — The frequency adverb goes before the main verb: She often visits.

Put the words in order

1. I am never late
2. She walks to school every day
3. They play in the park on Sundays
4. She often cooks dinner