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
1
0
/15
have
up
more
with
keep
their
boys
to
elementary
school
studies
in
Mothambo
than
The
The
boys
in
Mothambo
elementary
school
have
to
keep
up
with
more
than
their
studies
2
0
/14
each
have
in
They
to
working
with
on
other
also
up
keep
the
farm
They
also
have
to
keep
up
with
each
other
in
working
on
the
farm
3
0
/15
healthy
not
Four
was
eat
school
very
poor
their
could
lunches
they
and
years
ago
Four
years
ago
their
school
was
very
poor
and
they
could
not
eat
healthy
lunches
4
0
/6
drop
began
to
out
Soon
boys
Soon
boys
began
to
drop
out
5
0
/14
up
in
them
to
friendly
a
dropped
One
the
man
cheer
day
village
from
One
day
a
friendly
man
from
the
village
dropped
in
to
cheer
them
up
6
0
/10
cows
He
money
to
try
by
raise
they
suggested
keeping
He
suggested
they
try
to
raise
money
by
keeping
cows
7
0
/19
the
fresh
Now
from
they
to
the
they
raise
get
cows
hard
also
to
drink
and
work
cows
milk
Now
they
work
hard
to
raise
the
cows
and
they
also
get
fresh
milk
to
drink
from
the
cows
8
0
/18
they
off
boys
the
is
only
some
to
cows
ride
like
sometimes
and
the
problem
fall
of
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