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