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