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
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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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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
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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
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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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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
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence