Samuel's Good Books

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
Samuel with loves work to kids
Samuel loves to work with kids
Listen
2
0
/19
hangs a He it particularly him and with good because love out lot children kids is at the he
He is particularly good at it because he hangs out with children a lot and the kids love him
Listen
3
0
/15
At noticed party running Samuel a day toy girl's a bubble boy one one with
At a bubble party one day Samuel noticed one boy running with a girl's toy
Listen
4
0
/9
at jump him kind just things These of out
These kind of things just jump out at him
Listen
5
0
/13
both the bubbles they and Of fell over in course crying slippery started
Of course they both fell over in the slippery bubbles and started crying
Listen
6
0
/18
dressed boy in back made both the the down toy give and them Samuel bubbles for running the
Samuel dressed them both down for running in the bubbles and made the boy give the toy back
Listen
7
0
/13
soon falling They apologised help over themselves to were after Samuel and they
They apologised and soon after they were falling over themselves to help Samuel
Listen

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