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