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