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