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