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