In the Know
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
/7
was
wedding
day
Alonzo's
a
day
great
Alonzo's
wedding
day
was
a
great
day
2
0
/13
had
he
months
tie
For
with
knot
planning
girlfriend
been
the
his
to
For
months
he
had
been
planning
to
tie
the
knot
with
his
girlfriend
3
0
/11
He
kept
one
friend
be
and
it
asked
to
told
secret
He
told
one
friend
and
asked
it
to
be
kept
secret
4
0
/10
His
cat
of
let
bag
friend
the
out
though
the
His
friend
let
the
cat
out
of
the
bag
though
5
0
/10
gossip
loved
friend
that
cards
because
It
in
was
the
It
was
in
the
cards
because
that
friend
loved
gossip
6
0
/9
come
his
and
angry
made
clean
friend
Alonzo
was
Alonzo
was
angry
and
made
his
friend
come
clean
7
0
/12
His
friend
know
the
difficult
being
was
confessed
too
just
that
in
His
friend
confessed
that
being
in
the
know
was
just
too
difficult
8
0
/10
He
his
people
trusted
Alonzo
status
show
to
with
wanted
He
wanted
to
show
people
his
trusted
status
with
Alonzo
9
0
/10
they
again
Now
and
very
friends
Alonzo
is
are
happy
Now
they
are
friends
again
and
Alonzo
is
very
happy
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