B1 Word Order WO002

Write affirmative sentences in the correct word order.

1. with / you / have / flowers / any / needn’t / brought / you

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2. at least / had / we / ten minutes / wait / for / to
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3. were / they / when / I / a game / playing / the room / entered
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4. a hat / she / on Sundays / goes / wears / she / usually / when / to church
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5. early / was / in the morning / the sun / shining
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6. used / drinking / is / in the morning / tea / to / she
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7. would / he / understand / clearly / spoke / we / if /him
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8. don’t / like / tonight / to the cinema / I / feel / going
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9. as possible / managed / as soon / the / money / Harry / get / to
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10. always / complaining / about / he / his work / keeps
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11. forward / am / I / again / to / you / looking / seeing
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12. watch / on / there / last night / nothing / to / TV / was
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13. written / plays / has / up to now / several / my brother
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14. $1/ would / if / gave / we / have / everyone / enough
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15. stay / I / to / same hotel / I / always / at / when / the / go / Paris
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1. with / you / have / flowers / any / needn’t / brought / you

You needn’t have brought any flowers with you.
2. at least / had / we / ten minutes / wait / for / to
We had to wait for at least ten minutes.
3. were / they / when / I / a game / playing / the room / entered
They were playing a game when I entered the room.
4. a hat / she / on Sundays / goes / wears / she / usually / when / to church
She usually wears a hat when she goes to church on Sundays.
5. early / was / in the morning / the sun / shining
The sun was shining early in the morning.
6. used / drinking / is / in the morning / tea / to / she
She is used to drinking tea in the morning.
7. would / he / understand / clearly / spoke / we / if /him
If he spoke clearly we would understand him.
We would understand him if he spoke clearly.
8. don’t / like / tonight / to the cinema / I / feel / going
I don’t feel like going to the cinema tonight.
9. as possible / managed / as soon / the / money / Harry / get / to
Harry managed to get the money as soon as possible.
10. always / complaining / about / he / his work / keeps
He always keeps complaining about his work.
11. forward / am / I / again / to / you / looking / seeing
I am looking forward to seeing you again.
12. watch / on / there / last night / nothing / to / TV / was
There was nothing to watch on TV last night.
13. written / plays / has / up to now / several / my brother
My brother has written several plays up to now.
14. $1/ would / if / gave / we / have / everyone / enough
If everyone gave $1 we would have enough.
15. stay / I / to / same hotel / I / always / at / when / the / go / Paris
When I go to Paris I always stay at the same hotel.
I always stay at the same hotel when I go to Paris.

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 B1 Word Order WO003

Write affirmative sentences in the correct word order.

1. he / while / himself / the car / hurt / Sandy / was repairing.

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2. are / work / they / to / on their own / expected.
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3. larger / Los Angeles / Seattle / much / than / is.
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4. whose / author / the book / I / on the / met / is / best-seller list.
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5. dangerous / with / fire / it / to play / is.
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6. raining / was / home / it / I / left / when.
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7. to change / their / like / many women / from time to time / appearance.
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8. in the office / papers / some / there / on my desk / are.
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9. in her room / Janet / the book / left / somewhere.
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10. to work / football / go /game /Joe / to the / he / has / because / can't.
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11. this morning / than / happier / he / looks / George / did.
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12. more / seems / the last one / this test / difficult / than.
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13. make / she / possible / to / little / noise / as / as / tried.
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14. every / eight hours / sleeps / night / my / dad.
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15. beautiful / is / in / Europe / Venice / of the / cities / one / most.
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16. harshly / to / has spoken / her students / never / the teacher.
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1. he / while / himself / the car / hurt / Sandy / was repairing.

Sandy hurt himself while he was repairing the car.
2. are / work / they / to / on their own / expected.
They are expected to work on their own.
3. larger / Los Angeles / Seattle / much / than / is.
Los Angeles is much larger than Seattle.
4. whose / author / the book / I / on the / met / is / best-seller list.
I met the author whose book is on the best-seller list.
5. dangerous / with / fire / it / to play / is.
It is dangerous to play with fire.
6. raining / was / home / it / I / left / when.
It was raining when I left home.
7. to change / their / like / many women / from time to time / appearance.
Many women like to change their appearance from time to time.
8. in the office / papers / some / there / on my desk / are.
There are some papers on my desk in the office.
9. in her room / Janet / the book / left / somewhere.
Janet left the book somewhere in her room.
10. to work / football / go /game /Joe / to the / he / has / because / can't.
Joe can't go to the football game because he has to work.
11. this morning / than / happier / he / looks / George / did.
George looks happier than he did this morning.
12. more / seems / the last one / this test / difficult / than.
This test seems more difficult than the last one.
13. make / she / possible / to / little / noise / as / as / tried.
She tried to make as little noise as possible.
14. every / eight hours / sleeps / night / my / dad.
My dad sleeps eight hours every night.
15. beautiful / is / in / Europe / Venice / of the / cities / one / most.
Venice is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.
16. harshly / to / has spoken / her students / never / the teacher.
The teacher has never spoken harshly to her students.

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