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