Jim

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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Jim life easy is an living
Jim is living an easy life
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with family hunts business brothers going managing his He turns takes on the and
He takes turns with his brothers going on hunts and managing the family business
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hunt likes He to
He likes to hunt
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he shoes until In wears he to out wants his hunt fact
In fact he wants to hunt until he wears out his shoes
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throw he'll get hunt more ones Then away new and some them
Then he'll throw them away get new ones and hunt some more
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brothers and one is problem his he is There lazy spoiled think only
There is only one problem his brothers think he is lazy and spoiled
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rid get fact they want of to In him
In fact they want to get rid of him
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time has He goes be he careful every hunting to
He has to be careful every time he goes hunting
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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