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