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