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