Late Homework

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
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very school Tom strict a attends
Tom attends a very strict school
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The it and homework give angry of a not if teachers get lot is they done
The teachers give a lot of homework and they get angry if it is not done
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Tom homework day lost his One
One day Tom lost his homework
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turned for room his it upside looking He down
He turned his room upside down looking for it
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He find it couldn't
He couldn't find it
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I'd myself he school On the to make scarce way thought today better
On the way to school he thought I'd better make myself scarce today
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In a on waiting for tin like to cat was class a homework he for teacher hot ask roof the the
In class he was like a cat on a hot tin roof waiting for the teacher to ask for the homework
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fire class About go was way a there class drill outside whole half and through the to had
About half way through class there was a fire drill and the whole class had to go outside
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was The clear coast
The coast was clear
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day for He safe another was
He was safe for another day
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handed it and with did in homework pride his he Later Tom on find
Later on Tom did find his homework and he handed it in with pride
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how idiomatic expressions are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence