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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countries
vacations
Janine
Harbridge
on
going
to
expensive
tropical
loves
warm
Janine
Harbridge
loves
going
on
expensive
vacations
to
warm
tropical
countries
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0
/25
it
that
now
knows
economy
and
strong
can't
the
without
days
But
she
thinking
the
she
living
on
over
tomorrow
of
up
keep
are
about
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
3
0
/28
gets
she
to
rent
economy
very
have
getting
share
is
her
now
to
even
make
much
another
room
might
expensive
for
the
because
worse
person
the
apartment
If
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
4
0
/19
be
put
off
if
on
She
she
renting
her
from
room
saves
might
to
now
though
able
money
the
She
might
be
able
to
put
off
renting
the
room
though
if
she
saves
her
money
from
now
on
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