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