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