In the Know
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
/7
wedding
great
Alonzo's
day
was
day
a
Alonzo's
wedding
day
was
a
great
day
2
0
/13
he
his
tie
had
planning
with
knot
the
months
been
girlfriend
For
to
For
months
he
had
been
planning
to
tie
the
knot
with
his
girlfriend
3
0
/11
asked
be
and
friend
one
to
secret
kept
told
it
He
He
told
one
friend
and
asked
it
to
be
kept
secret
4
0
/10
the
out
His
the
bag
of
cat
though
friend
let
His
friend
let
the
cat
out
of
the
bag
though
5
0
/10
gossip
It
cards
the
friend
loved
in
was
that
because
It
was
in
the
cards
because
that
friend
loved
gossip
6
0
/9
clean
his
was
friend
Alonzo
and
made
come
angry
Alonzo
was
angry
and
made
his
friend
come
clean
7
0
/12
being
friend
difficult
too
was
in
know
just
that
confessed
His
the
His
friend
confessed
that
being
in
the
know
was
just
too
difficult
8
0
/10
He
with
status
trusted
his
show
people
Alonzo
to
wanted
He
wanted
to
show
people
his
trusted
status
with
Alonzo
9
0
/10
Alonzo
and
happy
Now
they
is
again
are
friends
very
Now
they
are
friends
again
and
Alonzo
is
very
happy
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