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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0
/21
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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0
/12
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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0
/23
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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0
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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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0
/12
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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0
/18
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