New Business

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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Nasrin her and new textile starting are business mother a
Nasrin and her mother are starting a new textile business
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they are mouth is in since a bit Right their business the red now down in the
Right now they are down in the mouth a bit since their business is in the red
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been their the they get past particularly and weather product has as It been time delivered months the bad teething three has over troubles cannot having on
It has been having teething troubles over the past three months as the weather has been particularly bad and they cannot get their product delivered on time
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this because willing she one will be knows Nasrin it go the a to experience on is to wall learning
Nasrin is willing to go to the wall on this one because she knows it will be a learning experience
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it start get that somehow she off her ground But is calling creditors she the sure before can
But somehow she is sure that she can get it off the ground before her creditors start calling
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the phone not the Even shipping weather depend discussing on is arrangements on that now very new much she do for
Even now she is on the phone discussing new arrangements for shipping that do not depend on the weather very much
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still She is optimistic
She is still optimistic
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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