English language worksheet for arranging words into correct sentence order.
Worksheet with scrambled words to be put in correct order for forming questions and answers, featuring English language exercises.
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Let's solve this step by step. The task is to put the words into the correct order to form proper questions, based on the given answers.
We’ll go through each numbered item, rearrange the jumbled words into a grammatically correct question, and explain the logic behind it.
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Answer: *What's your name?*
✔ Already correctly filled in.
✔️ This is a standard question asking for someone’s name.
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Words: how, you, are, today
Correct order: *How are you today?*
✔️ Standard greeting. "How are you?" is common, and adding "today" makes it more specific.
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Words: from, you, where, are
Correct order: *Where are you from?*
✔️ This is a common question to ask about origin or nationality.
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Words: year, what, you, born, were
Correct order: *What year were you born?*
✔️ This asks about birth year. "Were you born" is past tense, so the structure is: *What year + were you born?*
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Words: live, you, where, do
Correct order: *Where do you live?*
✔️ Standard question about residence. Question word "where" comes first, followed by auxiliary verb "do", subject "you", and main verb "live".
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Words: in, a, flat, you, do, live, or, a, house
Correct order: *Do you live in a flat or a house?*
✔️ This is a choice question. Structure: *Do you live...?* with two options connected by "or".
Note: "in a flat" and "in a house" — but since "in" is shared, we say *"in a flat or a house"*.
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Words: have, do, pets, you, any
Correct order: *Do you have any pets?*
✔️ Common question using auxiliary "do" + subject + main verb "have" + object.
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Words: any, can, other, languages, you, speak
Correct order: *Can you speak any other languages?*
✔️ Modal verb "can" comes first, then subject "you", then verb "speak", then object "any other languages".
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Words: English, why, are, studying, you
Correct order: *Why are you studying English?*
✔️ Question word "why" starts the sentence, followed by auxiliary "are", subject "you", and main verb "studying" + object "English".
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Words: TV, you, do, what, watch, programmes
Correct order: *What TV programmes do you watch?*
✔️ Question word "what" + noun phrase "TV programmes" + auxiliary "do" + subject "you" + verb "watch".
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Words: use, how, computer, you, often, do, a
Correct order: *How often do you use a computer?*
✔️ Adverbial phrase "how often" goes at the beginning. Then auxiliary "do", subject "you", verb "use", object "a computer".
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Words: read, of, do, what, kind, magazines, you
Correct order: *What kind of magazines do you read?*
✔️ Phrase "what kind of" is a fixed expression. Then "magazines", then auxiliary "do", subject "you", verb "read".
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Words: breakfast, have, did, what, you, for
Correct order: *What did you have for breakfast?*
✔️ Past tense question. "What" + auxiliary "did" + subject "you" + main verb "have" + prepositional phrase "for breakfast".
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Words: do, did, you, any, yesterday, sport
Correct order: *Did you do any sport yesterday?*
✔️ Past tense question. "Did" + subject "you" + main verb "do" + object "any sport" + time adverb "yesterday".
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Words: last, you, were, where, night, ten o'clock, at
Correct order: *Where were you at ten o'clock last night?*
✔️ Question word "where" starts it. Then auxiliary "were", subject "you", time phrase "at ten o'clock last night".
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1. What's your name?
2. How are you today?
3. Where are you from?
4. What year were you born?
5. Where do you live?
6. Do you live in a flat or a house?
7. Do you have any pets?
8. Can you speak any other languages?
9. Why are you studying English?
10. What TV programmes do you watch?
11. How often do you use a computer?
12. What kind of magazines do you read?
13. What did you have for breakfast?
14. Did you do any sport yesterday?
15. Where were you at ten o'clock last night?
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- Start with question words (what, where, when, why, how, etc.) if present.
- Use auxiliary verbs (do, does, did, are, was, were, can, etc.) before the subject in questions.
- Keep subject-verb-object order after the auxiliary.
- Place time expressions at the end (e.g., yesterday, last night).
- Use contractions like "What's" only when appropriate.
This exercise helps build fluency in forming natural-sounding English questions!
We’ll go through each numbered item, rearrange the jumbled words into a grammatically correct question, and explain the logic behind it.
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1. name / your / 's / what
Answer: *What's your name?*
✔ Already correctly filled in.
✔️ This is a standard question asking for someone’s name.
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2. how / you / are / today
Words: how, you, are, today
Correct order: *How are you today?*
✔️ Standard greeting. "How are you?" is common, and adding "today" makes it more specific.
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3. from / you / where / are
Words: from, you, where, are
Correct order: *Where are you from?*
✔️ This is a common question to ask about origin or nationality.
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4. year / what / you / born / were
Words: year, what, you, born, were
Correct order: *What year were you born?*
✔️ This asks about birth year. "Were you born" is past tense, so the structure is: *What year + were you born?*
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5. live / you / where / do
Words: live, you, where, do
Correct order: *Where do you live?*
✔️ Standard question about residence. Question word "where" comes first, followed by auxiliary verb "do", subject "you", and main verb "live".
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6. in / a / flat / you / do / live / or / a / house
Words: in, a, flat, you, do, live, or, a, house
Correct order: *Do you live in a flat or a house?*
✔️ This is a choice question. Structure: *Do you live...?* with two options connected by "or".
Note: "in a flat" and "in a house" — but since "in" is shared, we say *"in a flat or a house"*.
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7. have / do / pets / you / any
Words: have, do, pets, you, any
Correct order: *Do you have any pets?*
✔️ Common question using auxiliary "do" + subject + main verb "have" + object.
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8. any / can / other / languages / you / speak
Words: any, can, other, languages, you, speak
Correct order: *Can you speak any other languages?*
✔️ Modal verb "can" comes first, then subject "you", then verb "speak", then object "any other languages".
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9. English / why / are / studying / you
Words: English, why, are, studying, you
Correct order: *Why are you studying English?*
✔️ Question word "why" starts the sentence, followed by auxiliary "are", subject "you", and main verb "studying" + object "English".
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10. TV / you / do / what / watch / programmes
Words: TV, you, do, what, watch, programmes
Correct order: *What TV programmes do you watch?*
✔️ Question word "what" + noun phrase "TV programmes" + auxiliary "do" + subject "you" + verb "watch".
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11. use / how / computer / you / often / do / a
Words: use, how, computer, you, often, do, a
Correct order: *How often do you use a computer?*
✔️ Adverbial phrase "how often" goes at the beginning. Then auxiliary "do", subject "you", verb "use", object "a computer".
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12. read / of / do / what / kind / magazines / you
Words: read, of, do, what, kind, magazines, you
Correct order: *What kind of magazines do you read?*
✔️ Phrase "what kind of" is a fixed expression. Then "magazines", then auxiliary "do", subject "you", verb "read".
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13. breakfast / have / did / what / you / for
Words: breakfast, have, did, what, you, for
Correct order: *What did you have for breakfast?*
✔️ Past tense question. "What" + auxiliary "did" + subject "you" + main verb "have" + prepositional phrase "for breakfast".
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14. do / did / you / any / yesterday / sport
Words: do, did, you, any, yesterday, sport
Correct order: *Did you do any sport yesterday?*
✔️ Past tense question. "Did" + subject "you" + main verb "do" + object "any sport" + time adverb "yesterday".
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15. last / you / were / where / night / ten o'clock / at
Words: last, you, were, where, night, ten o'clock, at
Correct order: *Where were you at ten o'clock last night?*
✔️ Question word "where" starts it. Then auxiliary "were", subject "you", time phrase "at ten o'clock last night".
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✔ Final Answers:
1. What's your name?
2. How are you today?
3. Where are you from?
4. What year were you born?
5. Where do you live?
6. Do you live in a flat or a house?
7. Do you have any pets?
8. Can you speak any other languages?
9. Why are you studying English?
10. What TV programmes do you watch?
11. How often do you use a computer?
12. What kind of magazines do you read?
13. What did you have for breakfast?
14. Did you do any sport yesterday?
15. Where were you at ten o'clock last night?
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📝 Summary Tips:
- Start with question words (what, where, when, why, how, etc.) if present.
- Use auxiliary verbs (do, does, did, are, was, were, can, etc.) before the subject in questions.
- Keep subject-verb-object order after the auxiliary.
- Place time expressions at the end (e.g., yesterday, last night).
- Use contractions like "What's" only when appropriate.
This exercise helps build fluency in forming natural-sounding English questions!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of types of questions worksheet.
