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