King Fisher
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
/4
Kevin
Miles
fishing.
loves
Kevin
Miles
loves
fishing.
2
0
/12
Last
colors.
local
with
year
he
even
a
fishing
won
flying
competition
Last
year
he
even
won
a
local
fishing
competition
with
flying
colors.
3
0
/9
day.
ear
was
that
to
He
ear
from
grinning
He
was
grinning
from
ear
to
ear
that
day.
4
0
/13
to
for
fish
was
coast
fishing
the
prize
to
sailfish.
The
a
trip
The
prize
was
a
fishing
trip
to
the
coast
to
fish
for
sailfish.
5
0
/19
for
fish
up
his
his
but
has
sailfish,
screw
really
courage
on
to
set
he
He
heart
to
it.
He
really
has
to
screw
up
his
courage
to
fish
for
sailfish,
but
he
set
his
heart
on
it.
6
0
/15
be
He
his
friends
piece
that
of
catching
sailfish.
it'll
boasts
cake
to
a
a
He
boasts
to
his
friends
that
it'll
be
a
piece
of
cake
catching
a
sailfish.
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