All Dressed Up
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
/5
George
pretty
is
happy
tonight
George
is
pretty
happy
tonight
2
0
/22
to
and
weekly
a
He
with
down
not
was
the
his
game
come
secretly
on
betting
come
friend
cold
poker
Al
to
He
was
secretly
betting
on
his
friend
Al
to
come
down
with
a
cold
and
not
come
to
the
weekly
poker
game
3
0
/12
the
games
always
he
George
on
almost
to
Al
When
comes
picks
When
Al
comes
to
the
games
he
almost
always
picks
on
George
4
0
/16
and
gets
Then
the
decisions
emotional
makes
George
so
angry
he
loses
poker
games
bad
and
Then
George
gets
angry
and
emotional
and
makes
bad
decisions
so
he
loses
the
poker
games
5
0
/15
goes
to
he
the
games
to
because
almost
like
Al
in
stay
does
always
not
Al
almost
always
goes
to
the
games
because
he
does
not
like
to
stay
in
6
0
/15
fast
down
better
Tonight
get
Al
in
cold
stayed
a
to
and
did
with
come
Tonight
Al
did
come
down
with
a
cold
and
stayed
in
to
get
better
fast
7
0
/13
because
poker
win
got
dressed
this
expects
to
George
games
up
evening's
he
George
got
dressed
up
because
he
expects
to
win
this
evening's
poker
games
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