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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what is Excitement drives Phil
Excitement is what drives Phil
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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
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very worked a unpredictable with who was he partner Once
Once he worked with a partner who was very unpredictable
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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
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the off did pay to guard not money enough border Phil have
Phil did not have enough money to pay off the border guard
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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
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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
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down Phil so just violently His sat partner fighting started
His partner started fighting violently so Phil just sat down
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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
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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
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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