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