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
1
0
/8
ago
year
academy
Jeremy
one
joined
military
a
Jeremy
joined
a
military
academy
one
year
ago
2
0
/6
has
difficult
Since
life
been
then
Since
then
life
has
been
difficult
3
0
/7
tease
the
His
time
all
him
classmates
His
classmates
tease
him
all
the
time
4
0
/11
day
put
asked
teacher
equipment
to
his
One
away
him
some
One
day
his
teacher
asked
him
to
put
away
some
equipment
5
0
/13
other
after
Jeremy
students
left
took
out
Jeremy
but
it
did
again
it
Jeremy
did
it
but
other
students
took
it
out
again
after
Jeremy
left
6
0
/8
trouble
They
to
in
set
get
Jeremy
up
They
set
up
Jeremy
to
get
in
trouble
7
0
/8
at
angry
was
teacher
His
and
yelled
Jeremy
His
teacher
was
angry
and
yelled
at
Jeremy
8
0
/10
in
fight
the
got
with
students
Later
a
Jeremy
other
Later
Jeremy
got
in
a
fight
with
the
other
students
9
0
/13
up
teacher
asked
he
was
fight
Jeremy
His
why
and
broke
the
fighting
His
teacher
broke
up
the
fight
and
asked
Jeremy
why
he
was
fighting
10
0
/12
up
did
to
want
the
Jeremy
equipment
he
bring
but
didn't
problem
Jeremy
didn't
want
to
bring
up
the
equipment
problem
but
he
did
11
0
/8
said
he
His
look
into
teacher
would
it
His
teacher
said
he
would
look
into
it
12
0
/10
Jeremy
to
is
learned
teacher
what
waiting
Now
his
hear
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