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