An Honest Boy
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 idiomatic expressions fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/10
a
his
getting
ready
is
school
parade
with
for
George
George
is
getting
ready
for
a
parade
with
his
school
2
0
/10
in
playing
it
He
got
was
uniform
his
dirty
and
He
was
playing
in
his
uniform
and
got
it
dirty
3
0
/19
going
knew
hit
his
way
to
the
was
on
on
He
he
and
tenterhooks
home
mother
his
roof
was
He
knew
his
mother
was
going
to
hit
the
roof
and
he
was
on
tenterhooks
on
his
way
home
4
0
/23
board
was
the
in
he
run
policy
he
he
because
best
came
knew
least
in
that
when
At
above
is
the
long
honesty
At
least
he
was
above
board
when
he
came
in
because
he
knew
that
in
the
long
run
honesty
is
the
best
policy
5
0
/24
uniform
family
they
will
their
material
belts
parade
buy
for
a
to
make
him
the
so
his
have
whole
to
can
tighten
new
Now
Now
his
whole
family
will
have
to
tighten
their
belts
so
they
can
buy
material
to
make
him
a
new
uniform
for
the
parade
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 idiomatic expressions 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