Longing For Equality

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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southern that things told in Africa Craig his friends difficult were
Craig told his friends that things were difficult in southern Africa
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to as now in and wants to volunteer help used he a Craig there children work Africa
Craig used to work there as a volunteer and now he wants to help children in Africa
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asked a foster chip his in child to through He to support friends Unicef
He asked his friends to chip in to support a foster child through Unicef
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one up phoning one He by been his has friends
He has been phoning his friends up one by one
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time a they He very problems off are long economic new hard level won't on Africa the told and them for that
He told them that the new economic problems are very hard on Africa and they won't level off for a long time
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holding friends to He by help in out is ten chipping him for
He is holding out for ten friends to help him by chipping in
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fair is an Craig are he a and idealist equal world for all people where longs
Craig is an idealist and he longs for a fair world where all people are equal
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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