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