Interrogativpronomen: 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.
Who are you helping?
- wem
- du
- hilfst
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Wem hilfst du?
helfen + dative: wem.
Question 2 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
What are you talking about?
- ihr
- sprecht
- worüber
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Worüber sprecht ihr?
sprechen über + a thing: worüber.
Question 3 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
Which shoes are you buying?
- du
- welche Schuhe
- kaufst
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Welche Schuhe kaufst du?
Plural: welche.
Question 4 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
Who are you waiting for?
- du
- auf wen
- wartest
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Auf wen wartest du?
A person: auf wen.
Question 5 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
Whose book is this?
- das
- ist
- wessen Buch
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Wessen Buch ist das?
Possession: wessen.
Question 6 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
Who forgot this bag?
- wer
- hat
- diese Tasche
- vergessen?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Wer hat diese Tasche vergessen?
Subject: Wer?
Question 7 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
Who are you inviting tomorrow?
- Wen
- lädst
- du
- morgen
- ein?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Wen lädst du morgen ein?
einladen + accusative: Wen?
Question 8 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
Who does this book belong to?
- Wem
- gehört
- dieses Buch?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Wem gehört dieses Buch?
gehören + dative: Wem?
Question 9 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
Whose car is this?
- Wessen Auto
- ist
- das?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Wessen Auto ist das?
Possession: Wessen?
Question 10 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
Who are you thanking so warmly?
- Wem
- dankst
- du
- so herzlich?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Wem dankst du so herzlich?
danken + dative: Wem?
Question 11 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
Who's bringing us coffee?
- wer
- bringt
- uns
- Kaffee?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Wer bringt uns Kaffee?
Subject: Wer?
Question 12 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
Who do you know at school?
- Wen
- kennst
- du
- in der Schule?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Wen kennst du in der Schule?
kennen + accusative: Wen?
Result
Source: minaaraf.com/en/tests/interrogativpronomen/word-order/1/ · Written by: Fatih Ün, minaaraf.com · Terms of use: minaaraf.com/en/terms/