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
1
0
/13
slums
Lakshmi
are
live
dying
escape
now
to
and
the
in
Pratiba
they
Lakshmi
and
Pratiba
are
dying
to
escape
the
slums
they
live
in
now
2
0
/12
They
situation
any
in
want
can
they
improve
to
way
on
their
They
want
to
improve
on
their
situation
in
any
way
they
can
3
0
/9
money
Once
shopkeeper
from
stole
even
they
some
a
Once
they
even
stole
some
money
from
a
shopkeeper
4
0
/17
it
the
the
had
get
over
They
away
hand
to
to
with
and
money
didn't
however
police
They
didn't
get
away
with
it
however
and
had
to
hand
over
the
money
to
the
police
5
0
/32
have
they
up
leaving
trying
face
fact
a
that
shanty
they
town
Now
cannot
to
in
school
go
to
the
are
very
hard
difficult
live
time
if
to
they
the
will
they
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