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