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