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