Suspension
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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0
/8
a
academy
military
ago
one
year
Jeremy
joined
Jeremy
joined
a
military
academy
one
year
ago
2
0
/6
then
Since
been
difficult
life
has
Since
then
life
has
been
difficult
3
0
/7
classmates
tease
the
all
time
him
His
His
classmates
tease
him
all
the
time
4
0
/11
him
away
equipment
teacher
put
some
One
his
day
asked
to
One
day
his
teacher
asked
him
to
put
away
some
equipment
5
0
/13
took
after
again
Jeremy
but
Jeremy
it
left
out
other
students
it
did
Jeremy
did
it
but
other
students
took
it
out
again
after
Jeremy
left
6
0
/8
set
to
up
trouble
get
They
in
Jeremy
They
set
up
Jeremy
to
get
in
trouble
7
0
/8
teacher
yelled
at
and
was
His
Jeremy
angry
His
teacher
was
angry
and
yelled
at
Jeremy
8
0
/10
Jeremy
with
students
Later
a
got
the
in
other
fight
Later
Jeremy
got
in
a
fight
with
the
other
students
9
0
/13
and
the
Jeremy
he
was
asked
broke
fighting
teacher
up
His
why
fight
His
teacher
broke
up
the
fight
and
asked
Jeremy
why
he
was
fighting
10
0
/12
problem
he
Jeremy
bring
did
up
want
equipment
didn't
the
but
to
Jeremy
didn't
want
to
bring
up
the
equipment
problem
but
he
did
11
0
/8
teacher
into
he
said
it
would
look
His
His
teacher
said
he
would
look
into
it
12
0
/10
teacher
what
hear
his
Jeremy
Now
waiting
learned
is
to
Now
Jeremy
is
waiting
to
hear
what
his
teacher
learned
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