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
in
thought
days
is
deep
these
Jafar
Jafar
is
deep
in
thought
these
days
2
0
/19
they
partaking
months
a
was
with
ago
big
of
a
client
soccer
watched
game
while
feast
Two
he
a
Two
months
ago
while
he
was
partaking
of
a
feast
with
a
client
they
watched
a
big
soccer
game
3
0
/13
one
rooting
the
The
and
client
of
teams
was
quiet
for
Jafar
was
The
client
was
quiet
and
Jafar
was
rooting
for
one
of
the
teams
4
0
/15
secretly
other
the
rooting
his
team
however
because
He
for
messed
up
client
was
quiet
He
messed
up
however
because
his
quiet
client
was
secretly
rooting
for
the
other
team
5
0
/18
A
because
few
his
a
client
to
days
company
laid
the
business
was
off
later
different
took
Jafar
A
few
days
later
Jafar
was
laid
off
because
the
client
took
his
business
to
a
different
company
6
0
/13
still
but
out
work
the
to
is
Jafar
of
up
mistake
owned
he
Jafar
owned
up
to
the
mistake
but
he
is
still
out
of
work
7
0
/18
and
he
can
about
start
business
he
his
honour
is
Now
family
own
restore
his
how
thinking
to
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