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