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