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