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