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