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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
/8
very
was
man
proud
good
Joel
but
a
Joel
was
a
good
man
but
very
proud
2
0
/8
was
gymnastic
He
ability
his
proud
of
especially
He
was
especially
proud
of
his
gymnastic
ability
3
0
/17
a
to
hands
on
A
man
off
he
used
young
distance
for
walking
by
long
show
his
A
young
man
he
used
to
show
off
by
walking
on
his
hands
for
a
long
distance
4
0
/12
was
off
down
was
days
he
Four
ago
showing
run
while
he
Four
days
ago
he
was
run
down
while
he
was
showing
off
5
0
/21
two
took
day
he
They
him
stayed
away
but
a
second
and
to
hospital
days
the
on
for
passed
there
he
They
took
him
to
a
hospital
and
he
stayed
there
for
two
days
but
he
passed
away
on
the
second
day
6
0
/32
he
behind
coming
festival
miss
part
young
two
which
old
he
with
left
on
is
Of
daughter
will
the
that
up
was
worst
a
summer
but
wife
year
a
course
out
the
Of
course
he
will
miss
out
on
the
summer
festival
which
is
coming
up
but
the
worst
part
was
that
he
left
behind
a
young
wife
with
a
two
year
old
daughter
7
0
/9
without
lives
same
Their
him
will
be
the
never
Their
lives
will
never
be
the
same
without
him
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