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