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