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