Hard Facts
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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0
/13
they
dying
are
in
now
the
to
slums
escape
and
Pratiba
Lakshmi
live
Lakshmi
and
Pratiba
are
dying
to
escape
the
slums
they
live
in
now
2
0
/12
way
they
on
improve
They
in
situation
to
want
any
their
can
They
want
to
improve
on
their
situation
in
any
way
they
can
3
0
/9
stole
from
some
they
shopkeeper
money
Once
a
even
Once
they
even
stole
some
money
from
a
shopkeeper
4
0
/17
police
didn't
get
money
They
to
the
hand
had
however
the
away
it
with
and
to
over
They
didn't
get
away
with
it
however
and
had
to
hand
over
the
money
to
the
police
5
0
/32
go
that
difficult
to
time
if
to
up
trying
fact
shanty
very
they
in
the
they
they
Now
hard
live
they
leaving
to
cannot
face
a
the
town
have
will
are
school
Now
they
are
trying
to
face
up
to
the
hard
fact
that
if
they
cannot
go
to
school
they
will
have
a
very
difficult
time
leaving
the
shanty
town
they
live
in
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