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