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
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is gesture of in a his holding open hands Jeff appeal
Jeff is holding his hands open in a gesture of appeal
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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
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the program accepted to was and soon He applied
He applied to the program and was soon accepted
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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
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looking forward he new his program to start was the At
At the start he was looking forward to his new program
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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
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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
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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
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence