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