Feeling Invisible
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
/10
with
with
lunch
Having
is
a
Maurice
ritual
almost
friends
Having
lunch
with
friends
is
almost
a
ritual
with
Maurice
2
0
/18
the
the
dropped
a
of
docks
on
near
cranes
few
while
A
Maurice
weeks
one
ago
load
working
A
few
weeks
ago
while
working
on
the
docks
one
of
the
cranes
dropped
a
load
near
Maurice
3
0
/12
hit
burst
contents
It
into
Maurice
him
and
the
water
knocking
the
It
burst
and
the
contents
hit
Maurice
knocking
him
into
the
water
4
0
/29
dry
him
from
they
pain
lifted
when
pain
as
in
his
first
to
him
the
off
he
dock
the
At
tried
onto
but
passed
cried
friends
out
out
he
At
first
he
cried
out
in
pain
as
his
friends
lifted
him
onto
the
dock
but
when
they
tried
to
dry
him
off
he
passed
out
from
the
pain
5
0
/14
medical
in
had
of
to
a
that
money
after
over
bills
He
fork
lot
He
had
to
fork
over
a
lot
of
money
in
medical
bills
after
that
6
0
/19
knows
the
He
even
to
and
man
angry
couldn't
mistake
the
he
who
so
made
man
the
talk
was
He
knows
the
man
who
made
the
mistake
and
was
so
angry
he
couldn't
even
talk
to
the
man
7
0
/13
time
he
right
looks
sees
Now
that
just
every
he
man
through
him
Now
every
time
he
sees
that
man
he
just
looks
right
through
him
8
0
/9
man
He
lunch
of
with
course
never
has
that
He
never
has
lunch
with
that
man
of
course
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