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