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