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