Inspection Time
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
local
runs
specimen
the
for
Jerry
her
Mandler
collection
university
Jerry
Mandler
runs
the
specimen
collection
for
her
local
university
2
0
/7
of
thousands
keeps
of
speciments
She
track
She
keeps
track
of
thousands
of
speciments
3
0
/12
One
would
told
her
inspection
her
month
he
ago
do
an
boss
One
month
ago
her
boss
told
her
he
would
do
an
inspection
4
0
/21
burner
she
on
the
put
been
cleaning
the
back
specimens
that
recording
busy
had
felt
specimens
so
had
been
She
new
She
felt
she
had
been
so
busy
recording
new
specimens
that
cleaning
the
specimens
had
been
put
on
the
back
burner
5
0
/20
clean
wants
Now
will
an
assistant
time
and
but
no
one
the
has
no
feels
to
bill
she
she
foot
Now
she
feels
she
has
no
time
to
clean
and
wants
an
assistant
but
no
one
will
foot
the
bill
6
0
/15
the
she
clean
to
to
dawn
come
gets
Everyday
up
work
of
at
crack
to
Everyday
she
gets
up
at
the
crack
of
dawn
to
come
to
work
to
clean
7
0
/17
on
cleaning
he
been
boss
and
the
head
continuously
she
have
said
hit
nail
Her
the
should
Her
boss
said
she
should
have
been
cleaning
continuously
and
he
hit
the
nail
on
the
head
8
0
/10
inspection
bundle
the
for
Now
she's
a
nerves
of
waiting
Now
she's
a
bundle
of
nerves
waiting
for
the
inspection
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