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