Chilled Iced Tea
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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0
/5
Phil
what
is
Excitement
drives
Excitement
is
what
drives
Phil
2
0
/25
and
for
nearly
the
ten
and
much
capturing
years
as
for
been
it
for
money
the
he
does
exotic
has
as
He
excitement
smuggling
animals
He
has
been
capturing
and
smuggling
exotic
animals
for
nearly
ten
years
and
he
does
it
as
much
for
the
excitement
as
for
the
money
3
0
/10
partner
a
with
unpredictable
was
Once
very
he
worked
who
Once
he
worked
with
a
partner
who
was
very
unpredictable
4
0
/18
border
to
were
didn't
so
his
they
stand
As
the
told
keep
he
crossing
quiet
out
partner
they
As
they
were
crossing
the
border
he
told
his
partner
to
keep
quiet
so
they
didn't
stand
out
5
0
/12
pay
to
Phil
the
border
not
off
enough
have
guard
money
did
Phil
did
not
have
enough
money
to
pay
off
the
border
guard
6
0
/14
with
His
Phil
angry
to
began
the
argue
got
too
customs
partner
and
agent
His
partner
began
to
argue
with
the
customs
agent
and
Phil
got
angry
too
7
0
/13
his
the
up
to
then
and
beginning
arrested
heat
guards
were
partner
Things
Things
were
beginning
to
heat
up
and
then
the
guards
arrested
his
partner
8
0
/10
fighting
violently
partner
started
just
down
Phil
so
His
sat
His
partner
started
fighting
violently
so
Phil
just
sat
down
9
0
/14
They
now
chilling
locked
that
guy
partner
his
out
in
is
up
jail
and
They
locked
up
his
partner
and
now
that
guy
is
chilling
out
in
jail
10
0
/18
chilling
iced
now
safely
a
he
in
Phil
is
got
also
teas
and
out
chilled
bar
through
sipping
Phil
got
through
safely
and
now
he
is
also
chilling
out
in
a
bar
sipping
chilled
iced
teas
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