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