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