Modern Dutch Grammar

A Practical Guide

Part A - Structures

Chapter 1 - Nouns

Fill in the blanks with de, het, or een (MDG 1.1)

Put the word in brackets in the plural (MDG 1.6)

Fill in: niet or geen (MDG 1.7)

Put the words in brackets in the diminutive (MDG 1.5)

Create compound nouns with the words in italics (MDG 1.3)

Chapter 2 - Pronouns

Fill in the correct personal pronoun in subject or object form (MDG 2.1)

Fill in the correct interrogative pronoun (MDG 2.2)

Fill in the correct demonstrative pronoun (MDG 2.3)

Fill in the correct possessive pronoun (MDG 2.4)

Fill in the correct reflexive or reciprocal pronoun (MDG 2.5)

Fill in the blanks. Choose from al, alle, allemaal, ieder(e) or elk(e), iemand, niemand, iets, niets, iedereen (2.6)

Fill in the correct relative pronoun. Choose from die, dat, wie, wat, waar+preposition (2.7)

Chapter 3 - Adjectives and Adverbs

Click to view/download adverb er.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjective. Words in italics are het-words (MDG 3.1)

Enter the adjective in the comparative or superlative (MDG 3.2)

Enter 'net', 'niet', 'even', 'dan' or 'als' (3.3)

Chapter 4 - Prepositions

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Click to view/download Prepositions 2.

Fill in the correct preposition of time (MDG 4.1)

Enter the correct preposition of place (MDG 4.2)

Chapter 5 - Numbers and Measures

Enter the correct preposition of place (MDG 5.1)

Chapter 6 - Verbs

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Fill in the correct form of the verb in present tense (6.0)

Write the part between brackets in the present perfect (6.4)

Chapter 7 - Verb Tenses

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Chapter 8 - Verb Modes and Voices

Click to view/download Imperative.

Change the sentence in brackets into the conditional with zou (8.1)

Change the sentence parts in brackets into the passive present(8.2)

Wat moet er gedaan worden? (What has to be done?)(8.3)

Chapter 10 - Pronunciation

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Click to view/download Exercise (PowerPoint).

Chapter 11 - Spelling

Multiple Choice and True/False Questions