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