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
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pretty George tonight happy is
George is pretty happy tonight
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Al friend down his weekly was to not come with betting and cold a the to He on come secretly game poker
He was secretly betting on his friend Al to come down with a cold and not come to the weekly poker game
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to he almost comes picks on George games Al the When always
When Al comes to the games he almost always picks on George
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bad loses poker makes the and he so emotional gets and games decisions Then angry George
Then George gets angry and emotional and makes bad decisions so he loses the poker games
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always stay to the like games because not he to almost Al in does goes
Al almost always goes to the games because he does not like to stay in
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stayed a in Tonight down get to did and fast better Al cold come with
Tonight Al did come down with a cold and stayed in to get better fast
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poker dressed got he games expects to evening's win this because George up
George got dressed up because he expects to win this evening's poker games
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence