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