Verben: 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.

1. Question 1 · Word order

   Put the words in the correct order.

   My sister is singing.

   • singt
   • meine Schwester
   Answer and explanation

   Correct answer: Meine Schwester singt.

   Third person singular (sie): singt.

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2. Question 2 · Word order

   Put the words in the correct order.

   The child is drinking milk.

   • Milch
   • trinkt
   • das Kind
   Answer and explanation

   Correct answer: Das Kind trinkt Milch.

   Also correct: Milch trinkt das Kind.

   trinken is regular in the present: es trinkt.

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3. Question 3 · Word order

   Put the words in the correct order.

   It's getting cold.

   • wird
   • es
   • kalt
   Answer and explanation

   Correct answer: Es wird kalt.

   werden + adjective: es wird kalt.

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4. Question 4 · Word order

   Put the words in the correct order.

   We're riding our bikes.

   • Fahrrad
   • wir
   • fahren
   Answer and explanation

   Correct answer: Wir fahren Fahrrad.

   With wir, the verb looks like the infinitive: wir fahren.

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5. Question 5 · Word order

   Put the words in the correct order.

   What are you reading?

   • du
   • liest
   • was
   Answer and explanation

   Correct answer: Was liest du?

   lesen: du liest.

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6. Question 6 · Word order

   Put the words in the correct order.

   Swimming and running are my sports.

   • Schwimmen und Laufen
   • sind
   • meine Sportarten
   Answer and explanation

   Correct answer: Schwimmen und Laufen sind meine Sportarten.

   Infinitives used as nouns are capitalised.

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7. Question 7 · Word order

   Put the words in the correct order.

   Reading is fun.

   • Lesen
   • macht
   • Spaß
   Answer and explanation

   Correct answer: Lesen macht Spaß.

   Infinitive used as a noun: Lesen.

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8. Question 8 · Word order

   Put the words in the correct order.

   I always eat the same thing for breakfast.

   • zum Frühstück
   • esse
   • ich
   • immer
   • dasselbe
   Answer and explanation

   Correct answer: Zum Frühstück esse ich immer dasselbe.

   Also correct: Ich esse zum Frühstück immer dasselbe.

   essen → ich esse (stem ess-).

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9. Question 9 · Word order

   Put the words in the correct order.

   I have to work now.

   • ich
   • muss
   • jetzt
   • arbeiten
   Answer and explanation

   Correct answer: Ich muss jetzt arbeiten.

   Also correct: Jetzt muss ich arbeiten.

   With a modal the infinitive goes last.

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10. Question 10 · Word order

    Put the words in the correct order.

    I love cooking.

    • ich
    • koche
    • sehr gern
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: Ich koche sehr gern.

    kochen → ich koche.

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11. Question 11 · Word order

    Put the words in the correct order.

    We love hiking.

    • wir
    • wandern
    • gern
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: Wir wandern gern.

    wandern: -ern verb, wir wandern.

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12. Question 12 · Word order

    Put the words in the correct order.

    You sing very beautifully.

    • du
    • singst
    • sehr schön
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: Du singst sehr schön.

    du → singst.

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