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