Catching On
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
/11
fourth
grade
are
an
part
of
the
in
boys
experiment
The
The
boys
in
the
fourth
grade
are
part
of
an
experiment
2
0
/7
up
are
taking
language
a
new
They
They
are
taking
up
a
new
language
3
0
/21
to
without
language
to
teachers
hard
a
catch
enough
they
of
young
think
Their
lot
on
are
work
quickly
new
a
Their
teachers
think
they
are
young
enough
to
catch
on
to
a
new
language
quickly
without
a
lot
of
hard
work
4
0
/16
the
even
have
basics
up
they
the
language
and
can
in
make
new
picked
Already
jokes
Already
they
have
picked
up
the
basics
and
can
even
make
jokes
in
the
new
language
5
0
/19
nice
certainly
to
It
work
a
but
languages
lot
is
they
learn
when
two
have
young
they
of
are
It
is
certainly
nice
to
learn
two
languages
when
they
are
young
but
they
have
a
lot
of
work
6
0
/22
before
until
do
class
the
so
it
next
that
over
they
have
homework
morning
Sometimes
they
much
leave
it
have
to
and
Sometimes
they
have
so
much
homework
that
they
have
to
leave
it
over
until
the
next
morning
and
do
it
before
class
7
0
/19
all
If
on
done
they
mark
blackboard
a
get
homework
name
don't
the
their
by
will
the
they
get
If
they
don't
get
all
the
homework
done
they
will
get
a
mark
by
their
name
on
the
blackboard
8
0
/12
They
have
it
can
only
the
they
homework
finished
off
wipe
after
They
can
only
wipe
it
off
after
they
have
finished
the
homework
9
0
/11
still
But
is
everyday
they
smile
bad
that
so
not
it
But
they
still
smile
everyday
so
it
is
not
that
bad
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