A Small Celebration

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
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friends is Datya today celebrating with his
Datya is celebrating with his friends today
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friends hard was job and that for shown finished cheer his a up many to He very very success have
He finished a job that was very very hard and many friends have shown up to cheer for his success
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at he that other his times he The to wanted run job away wanted up to tear times and difficult so was contract
The job was so difficult that at times he wanted to run away and other times he wanted to tear up his contract
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new he that for him is a his will Now he and will finished travel off job to country another friends see
Now that he is finished his friends will see him off and he will travel to another country for a new job
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have of to take him together put foods new for They a his home surprise to package
They have put together a surprise package of foods for him to take to his new home
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is friends to good He such have very lucky
He is very lucky to have such good friends
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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 common phrasal verbs 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