The Renegades

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 test vocabulary and expressions fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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in formed party Philippines a computer Three a small of company the programmers ago small years
Three years ago a small party of computer programmers formed a small company in the Philippines
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It company made big a they successful was until a contract with
It was successful until they made a contract with a big company
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a There in problem contract the was
There was a problem in the contract
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talking programmers of of the felt After the not three abide could in the they party contract specifications by months
After three months of talking the party of programmers felt they could not abide by the specifications in the contract
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company to it fix to and they the fight decided big could how not determine They
They could not determine how to fix it and they decided to fight the big company
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are they renegades company big the in Now the jungle fighting
Now they are renegades in the jungle fighting the big company
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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 test vocabulary and expressions 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