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