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 oil looking for Herb Tasker
Herb Tasker is looking for oil
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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
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his company He up for that with looking matched was company a
He was looking for a company that matched up with his company
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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