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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0
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than
elementary
keep
more
school
studies
boys
their
in
The
with
have
to
Mothambo
up
The
boys
in
Mothambo
elementary
school
have
to
keep
up
with
more
than
their
studies
2
0
/14
in
on
They
have
with
working
to
also
farm
up
each
keep
other
the
They
also
have
to
keep
up
with
each
other
in
working
on
the
farm
3
0
/15
was
lunches
poor
they
their
eat
and
healthy
school
ago
could
Four
years
not
very
Four
years
ago
their
school
was
very
poor
and
they
could
not
eat
healthy
lunches
4
0
/6
began
to
boys
Soon
drop
out
Soon
boys
began
to
drop
out
5
0
/14
One
cheer
man
in
from
village
them
day
up
the
dropped
friendly
to
a
One
day
a
friendly
man
from
the
village
dropped
in
to
cheer
them
up
6
0
/10
they
money
try
keeping
by
suggested
He
cows
to
raise
He
suggested
they
try
to
raise
money
by
keeping
cows
7
0
/19
Now
get
and
they
drink
fresh
to
cows
hard
to
the
work
also
the
milk
they
from
cows
raise
Now
they
work
hard
to
raise
the
cows
and
they
also
get
fresh
milk
to
drink
from
the
cows
8
0
/18
some
to
the
fall
off
of
and
cows
The
problem
sometimes
only
ride
the
is
they
boys
like
The
only
problem
is
some
of
the
boys
like
to
ride
the
cows
and
sometimes
they
fall
off
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