New Business

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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mother Nasrin business a new and textile starting are her
Nasrin and her mother are starting a new textile business
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red in Right are the a mouth since is their down they bit the now business in
Right now they are down in the mouth a bit since their business is in the red
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and on has the weather delivered cannot their been three product bad teething the time get past It having months troubles particularly over they has been as
It has been having teething troubles over the past three months as the weather has been particularly bad and they cannot get their product delivered on time
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to will it knows a wall go one the on willing experience to is learning she be this Nasrin because
Nasrin is willing to go to the wall on this one because she knows it will be a learning experience
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is But she that she ground start it before get her can sure off calling creditors somehow the
But somehow she is sure that she can get it off the ground before her creditors start calling
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Even weather very do that discussing the the depend on now shipping much on is for arrangements phone new she not
Even now she is on the phone discussing new arrangements for shipping that do not depend on the weather very much
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She is optimistic still
She is still optimistic
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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