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Institute of English Speech
and Drama Sri Lanka

Sentence order: watch, practise and check

Beginner practice · Original video by English Lessons with Kate

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Complete each worksheet before opening its separate answers. Then say your answers aloud and revise any mistake.

වැඩපත්‍රය කර අවසන් වූ පසු වෙනම පිළිතුරු පත්‍රය බලන්න.

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Worksheet 1: all 50 tasks

A. Put the sentence in order

Keep each chunk together. Start with a capital letter.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. Put the chunks in order: I / books / read / every evening
  2. Put the chunks in order: tennis / on Saturdays / You / play
  3. Put the chunks in order: study / after school / English / We
  4. Put the chunks in order: films / They / at weekends / watch
  5. Put the chunks in order: I / water / after exercise / drink
  6. Put the chunks in order: at work / emails / You / write
  7. Put the chunks in order: cook / at home / We / dinner
  8. Put the chunks in order: visit / They / friends / on Sundays
  9. Put the chunks in order: clean / my room / I / every week
  10. Put the chunks in order: in the morning / We / the bus / take

B. Make a negative

Use do not or don't. Keep the rest of the meaning.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. Make negative: I read books every evening.
  2. Make negative: You play tennis on Saturdays.
  3. Make negative: We study English after school.
  4. Make negative: They watch films at weekends.
  5. Make negative: I drink water after exercise.
  6. Make negative: You write emails at work.
  7. Make negative: We cook dinner at home.
  8. Make negative: They visit friends on Sundays.
  9. Make negative: I clean my room every week.
  10. Make negative: We take the bus in the morning.

C. Ask a yes/no question

Use Do + subject + base verb. Add a question mark.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. Make a question: I read books every evening.
  2. Make a question: You play tennis on Saturdays.
  3. Make a question: We study English after school.
  4. Make a question: They watch films at weekends.
  5. Make a question: I drink water after exercise.
  6. Make a question: You write emails at work.
  7. Make a question: We cook dinner at home.
  8. Make a question: They visit friends on Sundays.
  9. Make a question: I clean my room every week.
  10. Make a question: We take the bus in the morning.

D. Add an adverb of frequency

Put the supplied adverb before the main verb.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. Add usually: I read books every evening.
  2. Add often: You play tennis on Saturdays.
  3. Add sometimes: We study English after school.
  4. Add usually: They watch films at weekends.
  5. Add always: I drink water after exercise.
  6. Add often: You write emails at work.
  7. Add usually: We cook dinner at home.
  8. Add sometimes: They visit friends on Sundays.
  9. Add often: I clean my room every week.
  10. Add usually: We take the bus in the morning.

E. Make it personal and say it aloud

Write one true sentence. Then read it aloud twice.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. Write about yourself: read books + a time or place.
  2. Write about yourself: play tennis + a time or place.
  3. Write about yourself: study English + a time or place.
  4. Write about yourself: watch films + a time or place.
  5. Write about yourself: drink water + a time or place.
  6. Write about yourself: write emails + a time or place.
  7. Write about yourself: cook dinner + a time or place.
  8. Write about yourself: visit friends + a time or place.
  9. Write about yourself: clean yyour room + a time or place.
  10. Write about yourself: take the bus + a time or place.
Worksheet 2: all 50 tasks

A. Put the sentence in order

Keep each chunk together. Start with a capital letter.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. Put the chunks in order: I / vegetables / buy / on Fridays
  2. Put the chunks in order: speaking / every day / You / practise
  3. Put the chunks in order: finish / before dinner / our homework / We
  4. Put the chunks in order: fruit / They / at the market / sell
  5. Put the chunks in order: I / music / after work / listen to
  6. Put the chunks in order: at weekends / your neighbours / You / help
  7. Put the chunks in order: learn / in class / We / new words
  8. Put the chunks in order: make / They / tea / in the afternoon
  9. Put the chunks in order: keep / my keys / I / in my bag
  10. Put the chunks in order: every month / We / our cousins / meet

B. Make a negative

Use do not or don't. Keep the rest of the meaning.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. Make negative: I buy vegetables on Fridays.
  2. Make negative: You practise speaking every day.
  3. Make negative: We finish our homework before dinner.
  4. Make negative: They sell fruit at the market.
  5. Make negative: I listen to music after work.
  6. Make negative: You help your neighbours at weekends.
  7. Make negative: We learn new words in class.
  8. Make negative: They make tea in the afternoon.
  9. Make negative: I keep my keys in my bag.
  10. Make negative: We meet our cousins every month.

C. Ask a yes/no question

Use Do + subject + base verb. Add a question mark.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. Make a question: I buy vegetables on Fridays.
  2. Make a question: You practise speaking every day.
  3. Make a question: We finish our homework before dinner.
  4. Make a question: They sell fruit at the market.
  5. Make a question: I listen to music after work.
  6. Make a question: You help your neighbours at weekends.
  7. Make a question: We learn new words in class.
  8. Make a question: They make tea in the afternoon.
  9. Make a question: I keep my keys in my bag.
  10. Make a question: We meet our cousins every month.

D. Add an adverb of frequency

Put the supplied adverb before the main verb.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. Add usually: I buy vegetables on Fridays.
  2. Add often: You practise speaking every day.
  3. Add sometimes: We finish our homework before dinner.
  4. Add usually: They sell fruit at the market.
  5. Add always: I listen to music after work.
  6. Add often: You help your neighbours at weekends.
  7. Add usually: We learn new words in class.
  8. Add sometimes: They make tea in the afternoon.
  9. Add often: I keep my keys in my bag.
  10. Add usually: We meet our cousins every month.

E. Make it personal and say it aloud

Write one true sentence. Then read it aloud twice.

උදාහරණය තේරුම්ගෙන ඔබේ පිළිතුර ලියන්න.

  1. Write about yourself: buy vegetables + a time or place.
  2. Write about yourself: practise speaking + a time or place.
  3. Write about yourself: finish your homework + a time or place.
  4. Write about yourself: sell fruit + a time or place.
  5. Write about yourself: listen to music + a time or place.
  6. Write about yourself: help yyour neighbours + a time or place.
  7. Write about yourself: learn new words + a time or place.
  8. Write about yourself: make tea + a time or place.
  9. Write about yourself: keep yyour keys + a time or place.
  10. Write about yourself: meet your cousins + a time or place.