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