Gesture of Appeal
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
/11
open
in
his
a
holding
gesture
of
is
appeal
hands
Jeff
Jeff
is
holding
his
hands
open
in
a
gesture
of
appeal
2
0
/18
back
a
program
A
through
university
was
and
he
advertisement
for
flicking
few
saw
magazine
years
a
an
A
few
years
back
he
was
flicking
through
a
magazine
and
saw
an
advertisement
for
a
university
program
3
0
/9
program
to
accepted
He
was
applied
soon
and
the
He
applied
to
the
program
and
was
soon
accepted
4
0
/21
do
a
to
have
the
well
confrontation
to
in
He
he
bound
authorities
was
with
also
was
school
but
the
bound
He
was
bound
to
do
well
but
he
was
also
bound
to
have
a
confrontation
with
the
authorities
in
the
school
5
0
/11
he
forward
to
his
was
looking
At
new
start
program
the
At
the
start
he
was
looking
forward
to
his
new
program
6
0
/22
to
to
night
and
the
had
piling
after
assignments
them
get
however
stay
he
starting
he
done
found
Soon
up
every
up
Soon
after
starting
however
he
found
the
assignments
piling
up
and
he
had
to
stay
up
every
night
to
get
them
done
7
0
/13
studies
in
he
professors
his
is
Now
appealing
to
extension
for
an
the
Now
he
is
appealing
to
the
professors
for
an
extension
in
his
studies
8
0
/17
likes
do
job
more
can
he
the
he
excellent
and
He
time
and
program
needs
but
says
He
says
he
likes
the
program
and
can
do
and
excellent
job
but
he
needs
more
time
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