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