This exercise will help you understand the standard word-orders
of simple Old English clauses. First make sure you have read
Introduction to Old English, §§12.1–4. Next, read each of
the ten clauses in the exercise carefully, and make sure you can
identify the kind of clause element (subject, object and so on)
on each tile. Then rearrange the clause by dragging each tile
onto the appropriate blank.
Þā
Subject
Verb
Prepositional Phrase
Þonne
Subject
Prepositional Phrase
Verb
Þēah þe
Subject
Verb
Predicate
Þonne
Subject
Verb
Indirect Object
Object
Verb
Subject
Prepositional phrase
þæs þe
Subject
Verb
Prepositional phrase
and
Adverb
Verb
Subject
Object
þæt
Subject
Object
Prepositional phrase
Verb
Subject
Prepositional phrase
Verb
Adverb
Verb
Subject
Object
Prepositional phrase
te01
The sentence below is divided into sections, each on one tile. Rearrange the word order of the sentence
by dragging the tiles onto the blanks: subject onto the subject blank, verb onto the verb blank, and so
on.
þāsēo cwēn
on healle
ēode
te02
The sentence below is divided into sections, each on one tile. Rearrange the word order of the sentence
by dragging the tiles onto the blanks: subject onto the subject blank, verb onto the verb blank, and so
on.
þonneþæt wīf
ēode
on þæt hūs
te03
The sentence below is divided into sections, each on one tile. Rearrange the word order of the sentence
by dragging the tiles onto the blanks: subject onto the subject blank, verb onto the verb blank, and so
on.
þēah þese ūðwita
swīðe wīs
wǣre
te04
The sentence below is divided into sections, each on one tile. Rearrange the word order of the sentence
by dragging the tiles onto the blanks: subject onto the subject blank, verb onto the verb blank, and so
on.
þonnese cyning
mē
bēagas
geaf
te05
The sentence below is divided into sections, each on one tile. Rearrange the word order of the sentence
by dragging the tiles onto the blanks: subject onto the subject blank, verb onto the verb blank, and so
on.
þæt hūs
stent
on þām hēan munte
te06
The sentence below is divided into sections, each on one tile. Rearrange the word order of the sentence
by dragging the tiles onto the blanks: subject onto the subject blank, verb onto the verb blank, and so
on.
þæs þeġē
on scip
āstīgað
te07
The sentence below is divided into sections, each on one tile. Rearrange the word order of the sentence
by dragging the tiles onto the blanks: subject onto the subject blank, verb onto the verb blank, and so
on.
andþā men
weredon
þēah
þā burga þe þǣrinne wǣron
te08
The sentence below is divided into sections, each on one tile. Rearrange the word order of the sentence
by dragging the tiles onto the blanks: subject onto the subject blank, verb onto the verb blank, and so
on.
þætsēo cwēn
werode
cynehelm
on hēafde
te09
The sentence below is divided into sections, each on one tile. Rearrange the word order of the sentence
by dragging the tiles onto the blanks: subject onto the subject blank, verb onto the verb blank, and so
on.
hē
sæt
æt his hlāfordes fōtum
te10
The sentence below is divided into sections, each on one tile. Rearrange the word order of the sentence
by dragging the tiles onto the blanks: subject onto the subject blank, verb onto the verb blank, and so
on.
hē
þā
hine
mid his handa
ġenam
This is the end of the exercise. If you earned fewer than 28 points,
review Introduction to Old English, §12.1–4, and come back for another try.