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