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
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in days Jafar these is deep thought
Jafar is deep in thought these days
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence