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
is
days
Jafar
deep
in
these
thought
Jafar
is
deep
in
thought
these
days
2
0
/19
of
a
Two
he
partaking
they
with
a
client
soccer
feast
while
was
ago
a
game
big
watched
months
Two
months
ago
while
he
was
partaking
of
a
feast
with
a
client
they
watched
a
big
soccer
game
3
0
/13
and
for
quiet
was
The
of
the
was
client
teams
rooting
Jafar
one
The
client
was
quiet
and
Jafar
was
rooting
for
one
of
the
teams
4
0
/15
up
for
He
however
team
other
quiet
messed
his
because
secretly
was
the
rooting
client
He
messed
up
however
because
his
quiet
client
was
secretly
rooting
for
the
other
team
5
0
/18
took
laid
because
A
Jafar
to
client
was
later
his
business
different
a
company
off
few
the
days
A
few
days
later
Jafar
was
laid
off
because
the
client
took
his
business
to
a
different
company
6
0
/13
of
the
is
but
to
work
Jafar
mistake
still
out
up
owned
he
Jafar
owned
up
to
the
mistake
but
he
is
still
out
of
work
7
0
/18
his
and
honour
start
family
he
business
is
to
restore
can
own
about
how
he
his
Now
thinking
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