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