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