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