Just One More Call

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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excited for Chris lunch and she is is meeting it Jennifer about
Jennifer is meeting Chris for lunch and she is excited about it
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for Chris work just he is not minutes and few finishes a happy she to while told wait her some
Chris just told her to wait for a few minutes while he finishes some work and she is not happy
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bear him a He he people her asked few moments while talked some for with to to
He asked her to bear with him for a few moments while he talked to some people
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of list has down is in case he to narrow and Chris a detective theft a the suspects
Chris is a detective and he has to narrow down the list of suspects in a theft case
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did made find in law local Chris has it documents important to and Someone who with firm away a
Someone made away with important documents in a local law firm and Chris has to find who did it
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out Jennifer making asked is since now wait Chris he is her her and angry getting
Jennifer is getting angry since Chris asked her out and now he is making her wait
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one he no hang just three right make to said is will there He quick wants up after answer he conversation rings telephone away more if and
He said he just wants to make one more quick telephone conversation and he will hang up right away if there is no answer after three rings
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what person Chris serious ok Jennifer reluctantly about is and she a said thought
Jennifer said ok reluctantly and she thought about what a serious person Chris is
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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