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