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