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