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