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