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
with
a
parade
getting
school
his
George
ready
for
is
George
is
getting
ready
for
a
parade
with
his
school
2
0
/10
in
and
uniform
got
He
playing
it
his
dirty
was
He
was
playing
in
his
uniform
and
got
it
dirty
3
0
/19
roof
was
mother
his
going
was
on
home
way
tenterhooks
knew
to
on
He
he
his
the
hit
and
He
knew
his
mother
was
going
to
hit
the
roof
and
he
was
on
tenterhooks
on
his
way
home
4
0
/23
policy
At
that
he
he
the
was
best
honesty
he
is
above
run
in
because
came
when
in
board
long
knew
the
least
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
a
the
family
to
Now
buy
tighten
whole
material
make
new
parade
his
to
uniform
so
for
belts
will
him
have
can
they
their
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