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