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