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