Word Order – English Grammar Test for B1
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Part A – Multiple Choice
1
a) She goes always to school.
b) She always goes to school.
c) Always she goes to school.
2
a) Yesterday I saw my friend in the park.
b) I yesterday saw my friend in the park.
c) Yesterday saw I my friend in the park.
3
a) He speaks English very well.
b) He speaks very well English.
c) English he very well speaks.
4
a) We last night watched TV.
b) We watched TV last night.
c) We watched last night TV.
5
a) They often go to the cinema.
b) Often they to the cinema go.
c) They go often to the cinema.
6
a) I have seen already that film.
b) I already have seen that film.
c) I have already seen that film.
7
a) She yesterday lost her phone.
b) She lost her phone yesterday.
c) Yesterday lost she her phone.
8
a) He gave me yesterday a present.
b) Yesterday he gave me a present.
c) He gave yesterday me a present.
9
a) They played football in the park yesterday.
b) They yesterday in the park played football.
c) In the park yesterday they football played.
10
a) My best friend always tells the truth.
b) Always tells my best friend the truth.
c) My best friend tells always the truth.
11
a) I finished quickly my homework.
b) I quickly finished my homework.
c) Quickly I finished my homework.
12
a) He is very tired today.
b) Today he is very tired.
c) Both are correct.
13
a) The children were playing in the garden.
b) Were playing the children in the garden.
c) In the garden were playing the children.
14
a) We met at the station our friends.
b) We met our friends at the station.
c) At the station met we our friends.
15
a) He will never forget this day.
b) Never he will forget this day.
c) He never will forget this day.
Part B – Gap-fill
16 I ___ (always / go) to bed early on weekdays.
17 She ___ (lost / yesterday / her bag).
18 We ___ (met / at the airport / them).
19 They ___ (are / playing / in the park / football).
20 He ___ (never / eats / fast food).
21 We ___ (last summer / in Spain / stayed).
22 She ___ (explains / grammar / clearly / always).
23 I ___ (last night / TV / watched).
24 He ___ (the bus / caught / this morning).
25 They ___ (every day / go / to work / by car).
26 She ___ (coffee / doesn’t / usually / drink).
27 I ___ (already / finished / my homework / have).
28 We ___ (at the party / a lot of people / met).
29 He ___ (carefully / opened / the box).
30 We ___ (for two hours / studied / yesterday).
Part C – Error Correction
31 She speaks very well English.
32 Yesterday saw I my cousin.
33 They go often shopping on Sundays.
34 She likes very much ice cream.
35 He gave yesterday me the keys.
36 We enjoyed very much the concert.
37 She sings beautifully always.
38 My brother eats never vegetables.
39 They in the park football played.
40 He never forget will this moment.
Part D – Dialogue Completion
41
A: Where ___ (you / go / yesterday)?
B: I ___ (went / to the library).
42
A: What ___ (she / buy / last week)?
B: She ___ (bought / a new phone).
43
A: ___ (you / already / finish) your homework?
B: Yes, I ___ (have / finished / it).
44
A: Who ___ (he / meet / at the café)?
B: He ___ (met / his teacher).
45
A: ___ (they / come / to the meeting / on time)?
B: Yes, they ___ (came / on time).
46
A: What time ___ (the bus / arrive)?
B: It ___ (arrived / at 7 o’clock).
47
A: ___ (she / ever / be) to Paris?
B: Yes, she ___ (has / been / there / twice).
48
A: Why ___ (you / not / call / me)?
B: Because I ___ (forgot / my phone).
49
A: Where ___ (they / spend / their holiday)?
B: They ___ (spent / it / in Italy).
50
A: ___ (you / watch / TV / last night)?
B: Yes, I ___ (watched / a film).
Part E – Short Reading Comprehension
Last weekend, Peter and his family went to the countryside. They travelled by car and arrived on Saturday morning. First, they visited Peter’s grandparents, who live in a small village. After lunch, they walked in the fields and took photos. In the afternoon, Peter’s sister lost her hat, but a farmer found it and gave it back. In the evening, they ate dinner together and talked about old stories. On Sunday morning, they left the village and returned home. Peter said it was a relaxing and happy weekend.
51 Where did Peter and his family go last weekend?
52 How did they travel?
53 When did they arrive?
54 Who did they visit first?
55 What did they do after lunch?
56 Who lost her hat?
57 Who found it?
58 What did they do in the evening?
59 When did they leave the village?
60 What did Peter say about the weekend?
Answer
1 b) – “always” before main verb.
2 a) – Subject + verb order correct.
3 a) – Object before adverb.
4 b) – Time at the end.
5 a) – Frequency adverb before verb.
6 c) – “have already seen”.
7 b) – Object before time.
8 b) – Time at the beginning is fine.
9 a) – Correct word order.
10 a) – Frequency before main verb.
11 b) – Adverb before verb.
12 c) – Both correct (time at start or end).
13 a) – Standard SVO.
14 b) – Object before place.
15 a) – Correct: “will never forget”.
16 I always go…
17 She lost her bag yesterday.
18 We met them at the airport.
19 They are playing football in the park.
20 He never eats fast food.
21 We stayed in Spain last summer.
22 She always explains grammar clearly.
23 I watched TV last night.
24 He caught the bus this morning.
25 They go to work by car every day.
26 She doesn’t usually drink coffee.
27 I have already finished my homework.
28 We met a lot of people at the party.
29 He opened the box carefully.
30 We studied for two hours yesterday.
31 He speaks English very well.
32 Yesterday I saw my cousin.
33 They often go shopping on Sundays.
34 She likes ice cream very much.
35 He gave me the keys yesterday.
36 We enjoyed the concert very much.
37 She always sings beautifully.
38 My brother never eats vegetables.
39 They played football in the park.
40 He will never forget this moment.
41 Where did you go yesterday? / I went to the library.
42 What did she buy last week? / She bought a new phone.
43 Have you already finished your homework? / Yes, I have finished it.
44 Who did he meet at the café? / He met his teacher.
45 Did they come to the meeting on time? / Yes, they came on time.
46 What time did the bus arrive? / It arrived at 7 o’clock.
47 Has she ever been to Paris? / Yes, she has been there twice.
48 Why didn’t you call me? / Because I forgot my phone.
49 Where did they spend their holiday? / They spent it in Italy.
50 Did you watch TV last night? / Yes, I watched a film.
51 They went to the countryside.
52 They travelled by car.
53 On Saturday morning.
54 Peter’s grandparents.
55 They walked in the fields and took photos.
56 Peter’s sister.
57 A farmer.
58 They ate dinner and talked.
59 On Sunday morning.
60 He said it was relaxing and happy.