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