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