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
1
0
/5
what
is
Excitement
drives
Phil
Excitement
is
what
drives
Phil
2
0
/25
the
He
has
for
been
exotic
for
and
as
does
years
as
nearly
capturing
he
smuggling
money
and
for
much
animals
ten
the
excitement
it
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
very
worked
a
unpredictable
with
who
was
he
partner
Once
Once
he
worked
with
a
partner
who
was
very
unpredictable
4
0
/18
they
partner
he
keep
to
they
didn't
out
the
quiet
his
stand
As
border
crossing
so
were
told
As
they
were
crossing
the
border
he
told
his
partner
to
keep
quiet
so
they
didn't
stand
out
5
0
/12
the
off
did
pay
to
guard
not
money
enough
border
Phil
have
Phil
did
not
have
enough
money
to
pay
off
the
border
guard
6
0
/14
argue
and
got
partner
to
agent
too
His
with
began
Phil
angry
customs
the
His
partner
began
to
argue
with
the
customs
agent
and
Phil
got
angry
too
7
0
/13
to
beginning
arrested
heat
and
the
were
up
his
partner
Things
guards
then
Things
were
beginning
to
heat
up
and
then
the
guards
arrested
his
partner
8
0
/10
down
Phil
so
just
violently
His
sat
partner
fighting
started
His
partner
started
fighting
violently
so
Phil
just
sat
down
9
0
/14
now
up
partner
and
his
out
that
is
locked
guy
They
chilling
jail
in
They
locked
up
his
partner
and
now
that
guy
is
chilling
out
in
jail
10
0
/18
safely
got
sipping
he
also
teas
through
is
Phil
a
iced
chilled
out
now
chilling
in
and
bar
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