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