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