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