A Feast of Woe
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 common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/7
these
thought
is
deep
days
Jafar
in
Jafar
is
deep
in
thought
these
days
2
0
/19
with
feast
while
months
big
client
game
partaking
Two
ago
a
he
soccer
a
a
was
of
they
watched
Two
months
ago
while
he
was
partaking
of
a
feast
with
a
client
they
watched
a
big
soccer
game
3
0
/13
for
was
one
and
of
the
quiet
teams
was
Jafar
The
rooting
client
The
client
was
quiet
and
Jafar
was
rooting
for
one
of
the
teams
4
0
/15
however
his
the
He
up
client
because
for
was
messed
secretly
other
team
quiet
rooting
He
messed
up
however
because
his
quiet
client
was
secretly
rooting
for
the
other
team
5
0
/18
a
client
days
the
because
Jafar
was
company
his
took
laid
later
business
off
few
to
A
different
A
few
days
later
Jafar
was
laid
off
because
the
client
took
his
business
to
a
different
company
6
0
/13
still
up
out
the
mistake
of
is
but
to
work
Jafar
owned
he
Jafar
owned
up
to
the
mistake
but
he
is
still
out
of
work
7
0
/18
family
restore
about
how
Now
honour
and
he
to
his
is
he
his
own
can
thinking
business
start
Now
he
is
thinking
about
how
he
can
start
his
own
business
and
restore
honour
to
his
family
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 common phrasal verbs 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