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