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