The Volunteer
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
/10
his
city
service
joined
a
group
Alex
volunteer
community
in
Alex
joined
a
volunteer
community
service
group
in
his
city
2
0
/14
He
his
fond
it
better
of
to
wants
make
and
neighbourhood
very
even
is
He
is
very
fond
of
his
neighbourhood
and
wants
to
make
it
even
better
3
0
/13
cleaning
an
old
tore
now
group
up
The
they
are
down
building
and
The
group
tore
down
an
old
building
and
now
they
are
cleaning
up
4
0
/17
needed
a
time
has
to
out
long
it
on
and
They
taken
only
service
carry
this
weekends
They
needed
to
carry
out
this
service
only
on
weekends
and
it
has
taken
a
long
time
5
0
/26
buildings
but
neighbourhood
with
tear
afford
down
labour
so
not
volunteers
Normally
to
they
for
have
his
was
it
could
didn't
cheaper
to
old
the
pay
Normally
his
neighbourhood
could
not
afford
to
tear
down
old
buildings
but
with
the
volunteers
they
didn't
have
to
pay
for
labour
so
it
was
cheaper
6
0
/9
proud
his
friends
accomplishment
and
of
their
Alex
are
Alex
and
his
friends
are
proud
of
their
accomplishment
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