Word Order Exercises PDFSet 1: Basic Word Order: SVO, Enough & Too
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.Which sentence has the correct word order?
a) She likes very much chocolate.b) She chocolate likes very much.c) She likes chocolate very much.d) Very much she likes chocolate.
2.My brother _____ every morning before work.
a) drinks coffeeb) coffee drinksc) drinks every morning coffeed) coffee every morning drinks
3.This soup isn't _____. Can you add some salt?
a) enough saltyb) salty for enoughc) too enough saltyd) salty enough
4.We don't have _____ for the party. We need to buy more.
a) food enoughb) enough of foodc) enough foodd) food of enough
5.I can't wear those shoes. They're _____.
a) small toob) enough smallc) small for tood) too small
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.She likes chocolate very much.
2.drinks coffee
3.salty enough
4.enough food
5.too small
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."She likes chocolate very much."(c)
In English, the object ('chocolate') must come directly after the verb ('likes'). Adverbs like 'very much' go after the object, not between the verb and object.
2."drinks coffee"(a)
English follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order: 'My brother' (S) + 'drinks' (V) + 'coffee' (O). Time expressions like 'every morning' go at the end, not between the verb and object.
3."salty enough"(d)
'Enough' goes AFTER adjectives: 'salty enough' (= not sufficiently salty). A common mistake is putting 'enough' before the adjective (*enough salty).
4."enough food"(c)
'Enough' goes BEFORE nouns: 'enough food' (= a sufficient amount of food). Note: with adjectives it goes after (hot enough), but with nouns it goes before (enough water).
5."too small"(d)
'Too' goes BEFORE adjectives: 'too small' (= excessively small). 'Too' means 'more than is wanted or needed'.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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