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