Riding to Work
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
/8
a
with
runs
delivery
his
bicycle
business
Anwar
Anwar
runs
a
delivery
business
with
his
bicycle
2
0
/15
and
sixes
were
city
was
year
sevens
Last
bad
at
rains
very
and
the
the
Last
year
the
rains
were
very
bad
and
the
city
was
at
sixes
and
sevens
3
0
/20
on
him
and
but
ear
working
turned
Anwar's
take
rest
a
told
deaf
kept
them
to
to
he
parents
a
Anwar's
parents
told
him
to
take
a
rest
but
he
turned
a
deaf
ear
to
them
and
kept
on
working
4
0
/13
he
hit
his
Unfortunately
bicycle
a
hole
broke
hidden
by
the
water
and
Unfortunately
he
hit
a
hole
hidden
by
the
water
and
broke
his
bicycle
5
0
/19
that
and
months
after
his
parent's
books
was
lie
bad
he
he
in
to
had
two
For
low
almost
For
almost
two
months
after
that
he
was
in
his
parent's
bad
books
and
he
had
to
lie
low
6
0
/13
bicycle
and
to
repair
was
able
business
is
now
his
Fortunately
he
booming
Fortunately
he
was
able
to
repair
his
bicycle
and
now
business
is
booming
7
0
/10
all
comes
is
he
in
night
he
home
Every
and
Every
night
he
comes
home
and
he
is
all
in
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