Cleaning Out the Spirit
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
/7
Mashuma
years
for
has
been
fighting
discrimination
Mashuma
has
been
fighting
discrimination
for
years
2
0
/16
ignorance
they
of
people
only
because
and
She
of
the
goodness
discriminate
believes
thinks
inner
in
She
believes
in
the
inner
goodness
of
people
and
thinks
they
only
discriminate
because
of
ignorance
3
0
/15
looked
always
a
she
Once
on
hospital
in
down
a
white
worked
and
patient
her
Once
she
worked
in
a
hospital
and
a
white
patient
always
looked
down
on
her
4
0
/17
and
a
said
her
only
up
he
hook
unkind
for
had
things
television
to
him
She
to
She
had
to
hook
up
a
television
for
him
and
he
only
said
unkind
things
to
her
5
0
/9
was
ironic
was
It
actually
that
patient
because
alcoholic
It
was
ironic
because
that
patient
was
actually
alcoholic
6
0
/21
for
warned
but
got
to
stay
liver
in
years
His
finally
he
his
from
sickness
him
had
doctor
away
a
alcohol
His
doctor
had
warned
him
to
stay
away
from
alcohol
for
years
but
he
finally
got
a
sickness
in
his
liver
7
0
/9
was
much
stronger
Mashuma
kinder
was
and
than
he
Mashuma
was
much
stronger
and
kinder
than
he
was
8
0
/17
person
on
her
a
he
down
that
finally
him
was
good
She
looking
and
she
convinced
stopped
She
finally
convinced
him
that
she
was
a
good
person
and
he
stopped
looking
down
on
her
9
0
/11
out
their
she
helped
that
spirit
day
She
felt
someone
clean
She
felt
she
helped
someone
clean
out
their
spirit
that
day
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