Strong Position
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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0
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her
up
she
friend
fix
work
assignment
Padma
an
at
After
the
tried
talk
her
goofed
on
to
problem
helping
into
After
she
goofed
up
on
an
assignment
at
work
Padma
tried
to
talk
her
friend
into
helping
her
fix
the
problem
2
0
/21
to
go
and
not
she
to
did
there
did
know
people
not
company
want
was
Her
if
friend
shy
the
a
Her
friend
was
shy
and
did
not
want
to
go
to
a
company
if
she
did
not
know
the
people
there
3
0
/12
Padma
two
her
acquaint
of
or
colleagues
promised
her
to
three
with
Padma
promised
to
acquaint
her
with
two
or
three
of
her
colleagues
4
0
/23
very
on
nervous
office
into
to
as
they
the
just
were
Friday
about
Finally
they
go
became
went
but
work
friend
to
her
Finally
they
went
to
work
on
Friday
but
just
as
they
were
about
to
go
into
the
office
her
friend
became
very
nervous
5
0
/15
too
it
strong
to
calm
a
but
bit
friend
said
down
Padma
her
told
she
Padma
told
her
friend
to
calm
down
but
she
said
it
a
bit
too
strong
6
0
/12
go
let
to
back
and
had
Padma
Finally
home
off
her
friend
Finally
Padma
had
to
back
off
and
let
her
friend
go
home
7
0
/18
Padma
about
a
problem
work
talking
is
she
with
has
the
fix
Now
at
can
how
she
colleague
Now
Padma
is
talking
with
a
colleague
about
how
she
can
fix
the
problem
she
has
at
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