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