Inspection Time
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
for
Jerry
her
local
university
runs
the
specimen
Mandler
collection
Jerry
Mandler
runs
the
specimen
collection
for
her
local
university
2
0
/7
thousands
track
of
speciments
She
keeps
of
She
keeps
track
of
thousands
of
speciments
3
0
/12
her
ago
do
One
he
her
an
month
told
inspection
would
boss
One
month
ago
her
boss
told
her
he
would
do
an
inspection
4
0
/21
the
the
back
new
She
that
put
had
so
burner
recording
specimens
felt
been
cleaning
busy
been
specimens
had
on
she
She
felt
she
had
been
so
busy
recording
new
specimens
that
cleaning
the
specimens
had
been
put
on
the
back
burner
5
0
/20
one
has
to
bill
assistant
the
and
clean
time
Now
but
no
will
she
she
an
wants
feels
no
foot
Now
she
feels
she
has
no
time
to
clean
and
wants
an
assistant
but
no
one
will
foot
the
bill
6
0
/15
work
Everyday
the
to
to
clean
gets
crack
to
she
at
up
of
dawn
come
Everyday
she
gets
up
at
the
crack
of
dawn
to
come
to
work
to
clean
7
0
/17
he
boss
continuously
cleaning
Her
the
have
said
head
hit
should
and
nail
the
been
on
she
Her
boss
said
she
should
have
been
cleaning
continuously
and
he
hit
the
nail
on
the
head
8
0
/10
nerves
the
she's
bundle
waiting
of
inspection
for
a
Now
Now
she's
a
bundle
of
nerves
waiting
for
the
inspection
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