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