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