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
1
0
/6
Herb
for
oil
looking
Tasker
is
Herb
Tasker
is
looking
for
oil
2
0
/20
with
the
look
North
drilling
company
Energy
up
to
oil
north
oil
another
Great
in
for
Inc
company
joined
His
His
company
Great
North
Energy
Inc
joined
up
with
another
oil
drilling
company
to
look
for
oil
in
the
north
3
0
/12
He
a
matched
was
for
company
his
that
with
company
up
looking
He
was
looking
for
a
company
that
matched
up
with
his
company
4
0
/15
He
could
because
getting
frustrated
companies
so
he
there
was
trust
many
that
were
not
He
was
getting
frustrated
because
there
were
so
many
companies
that
he
could
not
trust
5
0
/22
out
when
his
no
lashed
at
suggesting
assistant
was
assistant
felt
one
good
were
there
stressed
companies
the
He
day
and
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
assistant
open
with
began
to
he
and
up
A
day
later
his
apologised
A
day
later
he
apologised
and
began
to
open
up
with
his
assistant
7
0
/14
good
venture
Then
joined
very
a
and
for
company
they
up
this
drilling
found
Then
they
found
a
very
good
company
and
joined
up
for
this
drilling
venture
8
0
/32
he
they
after
the
off
with
are
that
will
a
just
Herb
in
is
bit
feels
looking
lunch
what
nod
and
he
Now
so
they
find
his
for
north
confident
might
team
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