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