German word order – practice for Years 7–9

Sample questions on German word order with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject

German

Year

Years 7–9

Curriculum area

Grammar

Question types: The verb comes second

Sample questions

1. Question 1 Easy

   Put the parts in order to make a question.

   • A) Welche Sprachen
   • B) ich
   • C) spreche
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Welche Sprachen
   2. spreche
   3. ich

   How it works: Welche Sprachen spreche ich? The verb is the second part of a sentence (after a time phrase or a question word too); in a yes/no question it comes first.

2. Question 2 Normal

   Put the parts in order to make a sentence.

   • A) fahre
   • B) ich
   • C) Am Wochenende
   • D) nach Berlin
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Am Wochenende
   2. fahre
   3. ich
   4. nach Berlin

   How it works: Am Wochenende fahre ich nach Berlin. The verb is the second part of a sentence (after a time phrase or a question word too); in a yes/no question it comes first.

3. Question 3 Hard

   Put the parts in order to make a question.

   • A) gern
   • B) Was
   • C) ich
   • D) esse
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Was
   2. esse
   3. ich
   4. gern

   How it works: Was esse ich gern? The verb is the second part of a sentence (after a time phrase or a question word too); in a yes/no question it comes first.

All German topics