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
1
0
/21
After
at
the
her
on
into
assignment
up
work
goofed
helping
talk
her
friend
tried
problem
she
an
fix
Padma
to
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
shy
people
if
friend
she
company
not
did
a
want
not
Her
and
did
was
to
go
know
the
there
Her
friend
was
shy
and
did
not
want
to
go
to
a
company
if
she
did
not
know
the
people
there
3
0
/12
to
of
her
with
promised
Padma
colleagues
her
acquaint
three
two
or
Padma
promised
to
acquaint
her
with
two
or
three
of
her
colleagues
4
0
/23
work
just
went
into
about
very
to
as
Finally
nervous
they
her
were
office
they
the
Friday
go
friend
on
but
became
to
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
to
calm
her
friend
bit
told
strong
she
Padma
down
but
said
a
it
too
Padma
told
her
friend
to
calm
down
but
she
said
it
a
bit
too
strong
6
0
/12
Padma
let
and
had
off
Finally
to
back
go
friend
home
her
Finally
Padma
had
to
back
off
and
let
her
friend
go
home
7
0
/18
is
how
talking
a
work
Now
colleague
at
can
she
has
fix
with
the
Padma
about
problem
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