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