King Fisher

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
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Kevin fishing Miles loves
Kevin Miles loves fishing
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competition local Last even flying he a with colors fishing year won
Last year he even won a local fishing competition with flying colors
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that to grinning He was from day ear ear
He was grinning from ear to ear that day
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prize fishing fish to the The trip a coast for to was sailfish
The prize was a fishing trip to the coast to fish for sailfish
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heart sailfish up to fish it but set on screw has to courage for He his really he his
He really has to screw up his courage to fish for sailfish but he set his heart on it
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a that a be piece to his sailfish of cake catching He boasts it'll friends
He boasts to his friends that it'll be a piece of cake catching a sailfish
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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 idiomatic 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