Jim and the Boys
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
1
0
/7
trouble
Jim
the
boys
and
having
were
Jim
and
the
boys
were
having
trouble
2
0
/13
visited
their
boss
old
were
working
on
repairs
They
an
mansion
on
when
They
were
working
on
repairs
on
an
old
mansion
when
their
boss
visited
3
0
/8
a
He
man
always
comes
as
across
difficult
He
always
comes
across
as
a
difficult
man
4
0
/14
them
were
they
him
enough
not
fast
told
with
working
and
He
argued
they
He
told
them
they
were
not
working
fast
enough
and
they
argued
with
him
5
0
/15
get
finally
talk
wanted
with
They
along
him
to
so
it
they
Let's
over
said
They
wanted
to
get
along
with
him
so
they
finally
said
Let's
talk
it
over
6
0
/10
up
suddenly
stood
boss
agreed
and
Their
left
and
he
Their
boss
agreed
and
suddenly
he
stood
up
and
left
7
0
/16
back
pizza
and
later
he
with
Fifteen
to
share
them
minutes
a
brought
returned
had
he
Fifteen
minutes
later
he
returned
and
he
had
brought
back
a
pizza
to
share
with
them
8
0
/12
that
decided
get
easy
after
to
all
with
along
was
They
he
They
decided
that
he
was
easy
to
get
along
with
after
all
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