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