The Detective's Suspect - disappearing H
Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how natural speed speech fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/10
That's
the
I
said
to
detective
question
man
The
need
The
detective
said
That's
the
man
I
need
to
question
2
0
/5
look
Just
face
his
at
Just
look
at
his
face
3
0
/10
the
is
exactly
in
almost
It
the
man
video
like
It
is
almost
exactly
like
the
man
in
the
video
4
0
/6
was
He
to
policeman
speaking
another
He
was
speaking
to
another
policeman
5
0
/9
in
find
the
needed
to
They
the
man
video
They
needed
to
find
the
man
in
the
video
6
0
/6
ask
questions
him
to
They
needed
They
needed
to
ask
him
questions
7
0
/5
Look
his
hands
too
at
Look
at
his
hands
too
8
0
/7
like
suspect's
just
are
His
our
hands
His
hands
are
just
like
our
suspect's
9
0
/8
his
he
man
had
was
sure
The
detective
The
detective
was
sure
he
had
his
man
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how natural speed speech are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence