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