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