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