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