A Joint Venture
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
/6
is
oil
looking
for
Herb
Tasker
Herb
Tasker
is
looking
for
oil
2
0
/20
in
up
His
the
company
Inc
oil
Energy
look
Great
another
company
with
joined
north
for
North
oil
to
drilling
His
company
Great
North
Energy
Inc
joined
up
with
another
oil
drilling
company
to
look
for
oil
in
the
north
3
0
/12
his
company
He
up
for
that
with
looking
matched
was
company
a
He
was
looking
for
a
company
that
matched
up
with
his
company
4
0
/15
there
that
He
because
were
many
getting
not
companies
could
so
frustrated
he
trust
was
He
was
getting
frustrated
because
there
were
so
many
companies
that
he
could
not
trust
5
0
/22
assistant
He
day
were
lashed
companies
out
his
felt
at
one
stressed
and
the
was
good
no
executive
when
assistant
suggesting
there
He
felt
stressed
and
one
day
lashed
out
at
his
executive
assistant
when
the
assistant
was
suggesting
there
were
no
good
companies
6
0
/13
he
his
began
assistant
to
open
and
with
A
apologised
day
up
later
A
day
later
he
apologised
and
began
to
open
up
with
his
assistant
7
0
/14
they
good
and
drilling
found
Then
joined
up
this
very
venture
for
a
company
Then
they
found
a
very
good
company
and
joined
up
for
this
drilling
venture
8
0
/32
Now
might
a
in
they
will
and
is
looking
nod
off
the
what
so
find
he
they
he
with
that
bit
feels
just
for
lunch
Herb
after
are
north
confident
team
his
Now
Herb
is
in
the
north
with
his
team
and
he
feels
so
confident
they
will
find
what
they
are
looking
for
that
he
might
just
nod
off
a
bit
after
lunch
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