Asking For Trouble
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
/14
going
Tucker
problems
there
told
on
boss
were
his
construction
site
the
be
to
Tucker
told
his
boss
there
were
going
to
be
problems
on
the
construction
site
2
0
/14
men
young
hanging
the
for
were
gate
hours
of
Several
around
several
the
site
Several
young
men
were
hanging
around
the
gate
of
the
site
for
several
hours
3
0
/10
believe
didn't
him
called
boss
but
the
boss
his
He
He
called
his
boss
but
the
boss
didn't
believe
him
4
0
/20
while
had
up
to
the
called
A
thought
he
boss
later
and
he
men
out
again
figured
check
his
young
A
while
later
he
thought
he
had
figured
out
the
young
men
and
called
his
boss
again
to
check
up
5
0
/12
the
boss
a
said
enough
Sure
from
men
local
were
his
mafia
Sure
enough
his
boss
said
the
men
were
from
a
local
mafia
6
0
/20
trouble
it
there
asking
that
his
then
battle
to
said
right
but
be
would
for
boss
wanted
Tucker
out
and
Tucker
wanted
to
battle
it
out
right
there
and
then
but
his
boss
said
that
would
be
asking
for
trouble
7
0
/18
wait
come
Tucker
and
and
the
men
to
agreed
they
young
for
decided
to
away
the
send
police
Tucker
agreed
and
they
decided
to
wait
for
the
police
to
come
and
send
the
young
men
away
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