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