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