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