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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0
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willed
strong
Since
was
a
boy
was
very
he
Isaiah
Since
he
was
a
boy
Isaiah
was
very
strong
willed
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/10
after
They
trait
he
say
took
in
his
this
mother
They
say
he
took
after
his
mother
in
this
trait
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/16
angry
daydreaming
to
that
much
and
mother
so
He
got
he
himself
used
loved
his
indulge
He
loved
daydreaming
and
he
used
to
indulge
himself
so
much
that
his
mother
got
angry
4
0
/12
but
told
to
She
he
out
cut
her
lectured
just
him
it
She
lectured
him
but
he
just
told
her
to
cut
it
out
5
0
/8
a
day
broke
into
house
their
man
One
One
day
a
man
broke
into
their
house
6
0
/18
the
he
run
scared
the
as
away
away
over
by
was
man
Isaiah
a
ran
truck
man
but
Isaiah
scared
the
man
away
but
as
the
man
ran
away
he
was
run
over
by
a
truck
7
0
/7
felt
bad
saw
very
Isaiah
it
and
Isaiah
saw
it
and
felt
very
bad
8
0
/21
off
ever
before
from
than
more
and
himself
daydreams
cut
the
Since
he
then
rest
he
world
of
now
the
has
Since
then
he
has
cut
himself
off
from
the
rest
of
the
world
and
now
he
daydreams
more
than
ever
before
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