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
ritual
almost
Having
with
a
Maurice
lunch
is
with
friends
Having
lunch
with
friends
is
almost
a
ritual
with
Maurice
2
0
/18
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
3
0
/12
and
the
Maurice
burst
hit
the
knocking
water
him
contents
It
into
It
burst
and
the
contents
hit
Maurice
knocking
him
into
the
water
4
0
/29
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
5
0
/14
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
6
0
/19
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
7
0
/13
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
8
0
/9
of
never
has
man
lunch
with
course
He
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