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