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