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