Mothambo Milk Program

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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up studies Mothambo their elementary in The boys more keep with school to have than
The boys in Mothambo elementary school have to keep up with more than their studies
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each on keep They also the to in have with farm other working up
They also have to keep up with each other in working on the farm
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lunches poor ago Four very healthy they eat school and could their not years was
Four years ago their school was very poor and they could not eat healthy lunches
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out drop boys to Soon began
Soon boys began to drop out
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One the village up from them dropped in cheer friendly man a to day
One day a friendly man from the village dropped in to cheer them up
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suggested to cows they money try keeping He by raise
He suggested they try to raise money by keeping cows
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raise Now and fresh they milk hard also from to drink work they get cows the cows to the
Now they work hard to raise the cows and they also get fresh milk to drink from the cows
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problem like and boys of some off is to sometimes The the cows the fall they only ride
The only problem is some of the boys like to ride the cows and sometimes they fall off
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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