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

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