Is This One Better?
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
/6
Mr
is
today
hard
working
Ndola
Mr
Ndola
is
working
hard
today
2
0
/16
up
go
hardware
and
store
town
Yesterday
the
to
packed
into
at
up
he
early
queue
Yesterday
he
packed
up
early
to
go
into
town
and
queue
up
at
the
hardware
store
3
0
/15
one
wanted
They
in
shipment
hoes
to
of
he
had
and
new
a
badly
get
They
had
a
new
shipment
of
hoes
in
and
he
badly
wanted
to
get
one
4
0
/6
hoe
very
last
poor
His
was
His
last
hoe
was
very
poor
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0
/36
and
and
it
he
unhappy
to
it
it
with
the
chance
ripped
he
He
was
before
that
he
a
he
sent
to
was
bought
very
not
did
felt
company
get
it
saying
try
off
back
out
He
felt
he
was
ripped
off
and
sent
it
back
to
the
company
saying
that
he
did
not
get
a
chance
to
try
it
out
before
he
bought
it
and
he
was
very
unhappy
with
it
6
0
/18
give
had
The
he
just
said
and
back
not
they
his
used
already
would
company
money
it
him
The
company
just
said
he
had
used
it
already
and
they
would
not
give
him
his
money
back
7
0
/18
well
work
his
his
working
and
energy
very
is
is
hoe
twice
he
putting
new
into
the
Now
Now
his
new
hoe
is
working
very
well
and
he
is
putting
twice
the
energy
into
his
work
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