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
1
0
/6
is
hard
working
Mr
today
Ndola
Mr
Ndola
is
working
hard
today
2
0
/16
up
early
he
queue
packed
hardware
Yesterday
at
into
and
the
up
to
store
go
town
Yesterday
he
packed
up
early
to
go
into
town
and
queue
up
at
the
hardware
store
3
0
/15
shipment
had
of
new
wanted
a
They
in
get
hoes
badly
to
and
he
one
They
had
a
new
shipment
of
hoes
in
and
he
badly
wanted
to
get
one
4
0
/6
hoe
last
His
poor
was
very
His
last
hoe
was
very
poor
5
0
/36
saying
it
before
bought
he
that
and
he
company
was
the
back
felt
try
he
a
with
out
did
to
and
off
chance
get
it
sent
to
unhappy
He
not
ripped
very
it
it
was
he
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
him
had
they
give
The
said
would
not
his
and
he
money
back
already
just
company
used
it
The
company
just
said
he
had
used
it
already
and
they
would
not
give
him
his
money
back
7
0
/18
well
working
into
is
the
Now
he
and
very
his
work
new
energy
his
twice
hoe
is
putting
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