Indefinitpronomen: Word order 1
12 questions. Put the jumbled words into the correct German word order. After each question you see why the answer is right or wrong; at the end you see which topics to review.
Question 1 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
German is spoken here.
- man
- hier
- Deutsch
- spricht
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Hier spricht man Deutsch.
Also correct: Man spricht hier Deutsch.
man + third person singular: spricht.
Question 2 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
There's someone at the door.
- jemand
- ist
- da
- an der Tür
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Da ist jemand an der Tür.
Someone: jemand.
Question 3 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
I need to tell you something.
- etwas
- ich
- sagen
- dir
- muss
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Ich muss dir etwas sagen.
Something: etwas.
Question 4 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
Every pupil has a notebook.
- hat
- ein Heft
- jeder Schüler
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Jeder Schüler hat ein Heft.
Masculine singular: jeder.
Question 5 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
I didn't understand anything.
- habe
- ich
- nichts
- verstanden
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Ich habe nichts verstanden.
Nothing: nichts.
Question 6 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
In Turkey people drink a lot of tea.
- in der Türkei
- trinkt
- man
- viel Tee
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: In der Türkei trinkt man viel Tee.
Also correct: Man trinkt in der Türkei viel Tee.
People in general: man + third person singular.
Question 7 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
Smoking isn't allowed here.
- hier
- darf
- man
- nicht rauchen
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Hier darf man nicht rauchen.
Also correct: Man darf hier nicht rauchen.
man + darf.
Question 8 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
How do you spell this word?
- wie
- schreibt
- man
- dieses Wort?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Wie schreibt man dieses Wort?
Question: verb + man.
Question 9 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
You don't talk loudly in the library.
- in der Bibliothek
- spricht
- man
- nicht laut
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: In der Bibliothek spricht man nicht laut.
Also correct: Man spricht in der Bibliothek nicht laut.
man + spricht.
Question 10 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
Where can you buy a ticket?
- wo
- kann
- man
- eine Fahrkarte
- kaufen?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Wo kann man eine Fahrkarte kaufen?
Modal + man, infinitive last.
Question 11 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
On Sunday you can sleep in.
- am Sonntag
- kann
- man
- lange
- schlafen
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Am Sonntag kann man lange schlafen.
Also correct: Man kann am Sonntag lange schlafen.
man + kann.
Question 12 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
You have to switch off your phone in the cinema.
- im Kino
- muss
- man
- das Handy
- ausschalten
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Im Kino muss man das Handy ausschalten.
Also correct: Man muss im Kino das Handy ausschalten.
man + muss.
Result
Source: minaaraf.com/en/tests/indefinitpronomen/word-order/1/ · Written by: Fatih Ün, minaaraf.com · Terms of use: minaaraf.com/en/terms/