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