Present Simple Word Order Practice

English has a fixed word order that is different from many other languages. In a present simple statement, the order is: subject + verb + object (or other information). For example: "She reads books" — "She" is the subject, "reads" is the verb, "books" is the object. In questions, the word order changes: Do/Does + subject + verb: "Does she read books?"

Frequency adverbs (always, usually, often, sometimes, never) go between the subject and the main verb: "She always reads before bed." But with the verb "be," the adverb goes after: "She is always tired." Getting word order right makes your English sound natural. Many learners put the verb before the subject ("Reads she books") or put adverbs in the wrong place ("She reads always books"). Practising with word order exercises helps you build correct sentence patterns, which is important for both writing and speaking. Word order questions appear in many English exams and are worth practising at every level.