Rain Check
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
/6
short
cut
plans
everyone's
rains
The
The
rains
cut
short
everyone's
plans
2
0
/23
working
had
fields
anyway
Ngobwene
of
but
week
when
the
they
work
she
in
off
of
next
Mary
called
tired
the
sad
was
Mary
Ngobwene
had
tired
of
working
in
the
fields
anyway
but
she
was
sad
when
they
called
off
the
next
week
of
work
3
0
/7
needed
the
friend
Her
very
work
badly
Her
friend
needed
the
work
very
badly
4
0
/12
away
truck
travel
was
broken
out
right
had
but
They
their
to
They
had
to
travel
out
right
away
but
their
truck
was
broken
5
0
/23
who
the
about
to
argued
responsible
was
just
but
fix
Mary
her
up
and
truck
up
friend
told
friend
her
her
shut
with
Mary
argued
with
her
friend
about
who
was
responsible
but
her
friend
just
told
her
to
shut
up
and
fix
up
the
truck
6
0
/20
they
move
are
fixed
the
they
farm
for
next
to
again
now
Finally
on
hoping
it
got
work
and
the
Finally
they
got
it
fixed
and
now
they
are
on
the
move
again
to
the
next
farm
hoping
for
work
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