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