End of the Good Times

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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going Janine to vacations countries expensive loves tropical warm Harbridge on
Janine Harbridge loves going on expensive vacations to warm tropical countries
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But knows up the without keep living that over she days of tomorrow on she thinking strong are economy and it can't now about the
But the days of the strong economy are over now and she knows that she can't keep on living it up without thinking about tomorrow
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room another rent the her apartment for the she have because to expensive worse share to getting even gets now might economy person is make If much very
If the economy gets much worse she might even have to make room for another person to share her apartment because the rent is getting very expensive now
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the her put able She though she saves if on be off now money renting room from to might
She might be able to put off renting the room though if she saves her money from now on
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence