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