Nervous Times
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
/18
and
they
rich
Anna
were
be
their
plans
The
were
May
through
until
fell
to
twins
going
confident
The
twins
Anna
and
May
were
confident
they
were
going
to
be
rich
until
their
plans
fell
through
2
0
/21
They
them
their
the
and
planned
not
counted
on
coming
the
they
day
husbands
to
and
poison
insurance
collect
home
during
They
counted
on
their
husbands
not
coming
home
during
the
day
and
they
planned
to
poison
them
and
collect
the
insurance
3
0
/18
early
might
the
husbands
work
their
possibility
finish
did
They
that
one
husbands
their
day
out
left
and
They
left
out
the
possibility
that
their
husbands
might
finish
work
early
and
one
day
their
husbands
did
4
0
/15
run
of
to
are
Now
places
they
and
running
are
they
out
away
to
running
Now
they
are
running
away
and
they
are
running
out
of
places
to
run
to
5
0
/11
they
physical
are
while
tough
hiding
jobs
doing
in
are
They
They
are
doing
tough
physical
jobs
while
they
are
in
hiding
6
0
/18
it
but
them
hoping
relatives
they
some
are
will
is
while
They
fun
wait
that
not
help
out
They
are
hoping
that
some
relatives
will
help
them
out
but
it
is
not
fun
while
they
wait
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