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

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence

More Phrasal_verbs Practice

After mastering this word order exercise, continue with these related phrasal_verbs practice stories: