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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in the an experiment fourth part are The grade of boys
The boys in the fourth grade are part of an experiment
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a taking language are new They up
They are taking up a new language
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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finished They it have the after wipe can they only off homework
They can only wipe it off after they have finished the homework
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that so it is smile But bad everyday they still not
But they still smile everyday so it is not that bad
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence