Isaiah

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
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a strong Isaiah he was was boy very Since willed
Since he was a boy Isaiah was very strong willed
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They mother this after he in took his trait say
They say he took after his mother in this trait
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to got used his loved and so he himself He indulge that angry daydreaming mother much
He loved daydreaming and he used to indulge himself so much that his mother got angry
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cut to he but told her him lectured out it She just
She lectured him but he just told her to cut it out
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day broke man into a house One their
One day a man broke into their house
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he the by as was ran Isaiah scared run over away the but away a man truck man
Isaiah scared the man away but as the man ran away he was run over by a truck
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Isaiah bad and saw felt very it
Isaiah saw it and felt very bad
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of cut has he now world he then from and rest daydreams himself than before the Since ever off the more
Since then he has cut himself off from the rest of the world and now he daydreams more than ever before
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence