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