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