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