Crossword puzzle : Word order in Spanish

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Word order in Spanish [A2] — VocaVerb

In Spanish, the order of words in a sentence can be quite different from English! Adjectives often come after the noun, and subjects can be dropped or moved around more freely. Test your knowledge of these patterns by solving this crossword and discover how Spanish likes to arrange its words.

Grid

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Clues

Across

  1. 1. Article
  2. 6. Same or self
  3. 9. Soon
  4. 11. Grammar
  5. 14. According to
  6. 15. Big or large
  7. 16. To close
  8. 17. Beginning

Down

  1. 2. Ready or list
  2. 3. Man
  3. 4. To want desire
  4. 5. Structure
  5. 6. Modifier
  6. 7. Pronoun
  7. 8. Inversion of word order
  8. 10. Goodbye
  9. 12. To arrive
  10. 13. Object

Answers

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Across

  • 1. Article → articulo
  • 6. Same or self → mismo
  • 9. Soon → pronto
  • 11. Grammar → gramatica
  • 14. According to → segun
  • 15. Big or large → grande
  • 16. To close → cerrar
  • 17. Beginning → inicio

Down

  • 2. Ready or list → lista
  • 3. Man → hombre
  • 4. To want desire → querer
  • 5. Structure → estructura
  • 6. Modifier → modificador
  • 7. Pronoun → pronombre
  • 8. Inversion of word order → inversion
  • 10. Goodbye → adios
  • 12. To arrive → llegar
  • 13. Object → objeto

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