HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY SPECIAL

SECONDARY SCHOOL
ENGLISH WORKSHEET FOR GRADE 12
STUDENTS ON WORD ORDER

BY
TAMIRAT BEYENE

SEPTEMBER, 2024
HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY

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Directions: The following words are not in the proper
order .When put in the right order, they make correct
English sentences .From the given alternatives choose
the one that is correct.
2016UEE
1. The/commonly/these/are/cat/to/as/house/referred.
A. Cats are these as commonly referred to the house.
B. Commonly referred are cats to the house are these.
C. These are commonly referred to as the house cat.
D. These are the cat as commonly referred to house.
2. In/can/her/ and/talk/bring/we.
A. We can talk her and bring in.
B. We and her talk can bring in.
C. We bring her in and can talk.
D. Bring her in and we can talk.
3. Next/them/going/do/who/is/pick/you/know/up/to?
A. Do you know who is going to pick them up next?
B. You know who is going to do pick them up next?
C. Who is next going to pick them up do you know?
D. Do you know who is next going to pick up them?

2015 UEE
4. the take Bikila first to Abebe gold ever an was Olympic home African medal.
A. Abebe Bikila was ever the first African gold to take home an Olympic medal.
B. Abebe Bikila was the first African to ever take home an Olympic gold medal.
C. The first African Abebe Bikila was ever to take home an Olympic gold medal.
D. Abebe Bikila ever take an Olympic gold medal to home was the first African.
5. is their students like passing who actually failed in killing have a generation.
A. killing a generation is like passing students in their exams who have actually failed.
B. Passing students in their exams is like a generation who have actually failed killing.
C. Passing a generation is like killing students who have actually failed in their exams.

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D. Passing students who have actually failed in their exams is like killing a generation.
6. be who stories learn there about are to many couldn’t how rich people.
A. Stories are there about many rich people who couldn’t learn how to be.
B. Stories about how many people are there who couldn’t learn to be rich.
C. There are many stories about people who couldn’t learn how to be rich.
D. Many rich people are there who couldn’t learn about how to be stories.
2014UEE
7. Read/notes/you/to/the/must/your/test/do
A. You must do read the test notes to your.
B. The test notes to read you must your do.
C. Read notes must to your do the test you.
D. You must read your notes to do the test.
8. They/home/are/today/early/coming
A. Are coming early home today they?
B. Are they coming home early today?
C. They are coming early home today?
D. Coming are they early today home?
9. If/they/have/us/phoned/we/joined/them/had/would
A. They would joined them have phoned if had we us.
B. We have if would them us had they joined phoned.
C. They would have joined us if we had phoned them.
D. If phoned them would they joined us have we had.

2013UEE
10. now/books/on/ studying/out/of/is/print/of/the/one/best
A. One of the best books on studying is now out of print.
B. Books on study out of print is now one of the best.
C. Now books on studying out of print is one of the best.
D. Studying on books now is one of the best out of print.
11. Babies/ the/people/throughout/ love/world.
A. Throughout babies the world love people.
B. People love babies throughout the world.
C. Babies world throughout love the people.

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D. People the babies throughout love world.
12. environment/a/of/affect/can/quality/polluted/our/a.
A. A polluted can environment affect our quality of life.
B. A polluted environment can affect our quality of life.
C. A polluted quality environment of our life can affect.
D. A polluted affect environment of quality can our life

2011UEE
13. a take half it one days to may and cure.
A. It may take one and a half days to cure.
B. It may take one and half days to a cure.
C. It may take to cure one and a half days.
D. It may take a one and half days to cure.
14. His bet would I heart she win.
A. I win his heart she would bet.
B. I would win she bet his heart.
C. I bet she would win his heart.
D. She would win I bet his heart.
15. Before were in they a all packed room interrogation tiny started.
A. Before they were packed started all interrogation in a tiny room.
B. They were all packed in a tiny room before interrogation started.
C. Interrogation were started before they all packed in a tiny room.
D. All packed in a tiny room before they were started interrogation.
16. The elsewhere is of unfriendly town people full from.
A. The town is unfriendly full of people from elsewhere.
B. From elsewhere is the town full of unfriendly people.
C. Unfriendly people from elsewhere is full of the town.
D. The town is full of unfriendly people from elsewhere.
17. They who are know do you?
A. Do they know who are they? C. Who are you do they know?
Do they know who you are? D. Who do you know they are?

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 2010UEE
18. In got has house all money new the her she.
A. She has got her money all in the new house.
B. She has got all her money in the new house.
C. She has all her new money got in the house.
D. All her money she has got in the new house.
19. Planet could on our how that have beyond implications understanding life go far
started earth.
A. How life started on our earth could have understanding implications beyond
planet that go far.
B. Earth could have understanding implications that go far beyond how our
planet started on life.
C. Understanding how life started on earth could have implications that go far
beyond our planet.
D. Our planet could have implications how life go far started beyond that
understanding on earth.
20. That anything me don’t to like again say.
A. Don’t again say like that anything to me.
B. Don’t say anything like that to me again.
C. Don’t to me say anything like that again.
D. Don’t say anything to me like that again.
21. Lung pollution is causes why air obvious cancer.
A. Why lung cancer causes air pollution is obvious.
B. Lung cancer causes why air pollution is obvious.
C. Why causes lung cancer air pollution is obvious.
D. Why air pollution causes lung cancer is obvious.
22. It to wanted you today me do.
A. You wanted me to do it today.
B. Today you wanted it me to do.
C. It wanted me today you to do.
D. Me wanted you to do it today

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23. The work for she twenty-two she company to when was student
(A) She for the company started to work when she was twenty-two .
(B) She when was twenty-two she started to work for the company
(C) She started to work for the company when she was twenty-two.
(D) When she started to work for the company, she was twenty-two .
24. You I say to for did want for all us thank.
(A) I want to say thank you for all you did for us.
(B) You want to say I thank you for all did for us.
(C) I did want you for all for us to say thank you
(D) You say I want to thank you for all did for us
25. Any to don’t us seem more understand they.
(A) To understand us they don’t seem any more
(B) They don’t seem to understand us any more
(C) Anymore they don’t seem to understand us.
(D) They seem to don’t understand us anymore.
26. In my hospital sister a works.
(A) My hospital works in a sister.
(B) My sister in hospital works.
(C) My sister works in a hospital
(D) In hospital works my sister

2008UEE
27. Shume dog our little killed.
A. Our Shume little dog killed. C. Dog killed our Shume little.
B. Shume killed our little dog. D. Our little dog Shume killed.
28. To please what do tell you they.
A. Please, they tell you to do what. C. Please, do what they tell you to.
B. Please, you tell them what to do. D. Please, you do tell to they what.

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 29. Breakfast to bread are have going for we.
A. We are going to have bread for breakfast.
B. We are for breakfast going to have bread.
C. We are going to have for breakfast bread.
D. we are going for bread to have breakfast.
30. Medicine take are than instructed you never more to.
A. Take more medicine than you are never instructed to.
B. Never take more medicine than you are instructed to.
C. You are instructed never to take more than medicine.
D. You are never instructed to take more than medicine.
31. Way there similar could apes in humans be no which to are.
A. There could be humans which no ways are in similar to apes.
B. There are no humans which could be in way similar to apes.
C. There could be no way in which humans are similar to apes.
D. There are apes which could no way be in similar to humans

2007UEE
32. He around robbed that bank spread a easily
A. That he robbed a bank spread around easily
B. Around that bank he easily robbed a spread
C. He easily robbed a bank around that spread
D. He easily robbed a bank that around spread
33. Register at we college the now must?
A. Must register we at the college now? C. Must we at the college register now?
B. Must we register at the college now? D. Must we now at the college register?
34. To get a seat on the front row we arrived an hour early
A. We arrived and hour early to get a seat on the front row.
B. On the front row we arrived an hour early to get a seat.
C. We to get a seat on the front row arrived on the front now.
D. An hour early to get a seat we arrived on the front row.

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35. Immediately the police report to please
A. Immediately report please to the police.
B. Immediately please report to the police.
C. Please to the police report immediately.
D. Please report immediately to the police.
36. Mammo dog the skinny killed
A. Mammo the skinny dog killed C. Skinny the dog Mammo Killed
B. Skinny dg killed the Mammo D. The skinny dog killed Mammo

2006UEE
37. us him and go up and pick
A. Let him go and pick up us. C. Let him go up and us pick
B. Let him up and go pick us D. Let us go and pick him up
38. Carefully work you did your check?
A. Did you work your check carefully? C. Did you carefully check your work?
B. Did carefully you check your work? D. Your work did you carefully check?
39. People going to many invite party are to your you?
A. Are you going to invite many people to your party?
B. Are your many people going to invite you to party?
C. Are your many party going to you people to invite?
D. Are you going to many party to invite your people?
40. Many got you how sisters have
A. How many got sisters you have C. How many sisters have you got?
B. How many you have sisters got D. How many have you got sisters?
41. for and join come us celebration the?
A. Come and join for us the celebration. C. Come and joint the celebration for us.
B. For us the celebration come and join. D. Come and join us for the celebration

2005UEE
42. looking have we over you all been for
A. We have been looking for your all over.
B. We all have been looking over for you.
C. You have been looking for we all over.
D. All over you have been looking for we.

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43. she in do the what you evenings know does
A. What she does do you know in the evenings?
B. In the evenings do you know what she does?
C. Do you in the evenings know what she does?
D. Do you know what she does in the evenings?
44. get to at tea six up we o’clock drink
A. To drink at six o’clock tea we get up
B. We get up at six o’clock to drink tea.
C. We drink up tea to get at six o’clock.
D. We get up to drink tea at six o’clock.
45. him you like son like we and your seeing laugh
A. You like your son and we like seeing laugh him.
B. You laugh like seeing your son and we like him.
C. We like him laugh and your son like seeing him.
D. We like seeing him laugh like you and your son.
46. World I the sail to around want
A. To sail around the world I want. C. I want to sail around the world.
B. I want around the world to sail D. Around the world I want to sail.
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COMPILED BY TAMIRAT BEYENE
HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY SPECIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL