A Feast of Woe
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 common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/7
in
is
deep
days
these
Jafar
thought
Jafar
is
deep
in
thought
these
days
2
0
/19
months
game
of
a
a
Two
partaking
client
soccer
they
feast
he
was
big
a
watched
ago
while
with
Two
months
ago
while
he
was
partaking
of
a
feast
with
a
client
they
watched
a
big
soccer
game
3
0
/13
the
for
The
teams
of
one
client
quiet
rooting
and
Jafar
was
was
The
client
was
quiet
and
Jafar
was
rooting
for
one
of
the
teams
4
0
/15
quiet
for
secretly
the
up
He
messed
his
team
client
however
because
other
was
rooting
He
messed
up
however
because
his
quiet
client
was
secretly
rooting
for
the
other
team
5
0
/18
was
company
business
days
Jafar
off
A
different
later
took
to
a
laid
client
few
because
the
his
A
few
days
later
Jafar
was
laid
off
because
the
client
took
his
business
to
a
different
company
6
0
/13
up
to
of
work
still
is
owned
out
he
Jafar
but
the
mistake
Jafar
owned
up
to
the
mistake
but
he
is
still
out
of
work
7
0
/18
own
family
business
honour
how
he
is
Now
he
thinking
his
restore
about
can
start
and
his
to
Now
he
is
thinking
about
how
he
can
start
his
own
business
and
restore
honour
to
his
family
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 common phrasal verbs 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