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
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parade getting ready school George with is his for a
George is getting ready for a parade with his school
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got and He in playing was uniform dirty his it
He was playing in his uniform and got it dirty
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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
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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
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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
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how idiomatic expressions are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence