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