An Honest Boy
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 idiomatic expressions fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/10
parade
getting
ready
school
George
with
is
his
for
a
George
is
getting
ready
for
a
parade
with
his
school
2
0
/10
got
and
He
in
playing
was
uniform
dirty
his
it
He
was
playing
in
his
uniform
and
got
it
dirty
3
0
/19
mother
on
and
way
was
was
his
knew
roof
tenterhooks
home
he
He
on
his
the
hit
going
to
He
knew
his
mother
was
going
to
hit
the
roof
and
he
was
on
tenterhooks
on
his
way
home
4
0
/23
knew
because
he
best
long
he
policy
At
honesty
when
in
above
least
board
the
was
the
he
came
in
that
run
is
At
least
he
was
above
board
when
he
came
in
because
he
knew
that
in
the
long
run
honesty
is
the
best
policy
5
0
/24
can
they
belts
have
him
their
family
will
make
for
his
so
to
uniform
material
parade
to
tighten
the
new
a
Now
buy
whole
Now
his
whole
family
will
have
to
tighten
their
belts
so
they
can
buy
material
to
make
him
a
new
uniform
for
the
parade
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 idiomatic expressions 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