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