Riding to Work
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
/8
Anwar
his
bicycle
a
delivery
with
business
runs
Anwar
runs
a
delivery
business
with
his
bicycle
2
0
/15
was
very
the
city
at
bad
year
sevens
rains
and
Last
the
were
sixes
and
Last
year
the
rains
were
very
bad
and
the
city
was
at
sixes
and
sevens
3
0
/20
Anwar's
and
kept
take
deaf
a
them
told
ear
turned
him
he
rest
to
on
but
a
parents
working
to
Anwar's
parents
told
him
to
take
a
rest
but
he
turned
a
deaf
ear
to
them
and
kept
on
working
4
0
/13
a
water
by
and
his
broke
hit
Unfortunately
hidden
bicycle
hole
he
the
Unfortunately
he
hit
a
hole
hidden
by
the
water
and
broke
his
bicycle
5
0
/19
two
was
in
had
bad
almost
lie
that
after
he
low
books
parent's
to
For
he
and
his
months
For
almost
two
months
after
that
he
was
in
his
parent's
bad
books
and
he
had
to
lie
low
6
0
/13
able
was
business
his
is
and
Fortunately
booming
he
now
bicycle
repair
to
Fortunately
he
was
able
to
repair
his
bicycle
and
now
business
is
booming
7
0
/10
he
Every
is
and
home
he
comes
night
in
all
Every
night
he
comes
home
and
he
is
all
in
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