Cleaning Out the Spirit
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
/7
fighting
discrimination
been
has
Mashuma
for
years
Mashuma
has
been
fighting
discrimination
for
years
2
0
/16
believes
thinks
in
they
goodness
and
only
ignorance
inner
of
discriminate
of
people
the
because
She
She
believes
in
the
inner
goodness
of
people
and
thinks
they
only
discriminate
because
of
ignorance
3
0
/15
on
worked
a
a
Once
in
looked
down
and
her
she
patient
white
hospital
always
Once
she
worked
in
a
hospital
and
a
white
patient
always
looked
down
on
her
4
0
/17
She
said
him
hook
to
things
for
he
only
to
her
had
and
television
up
unkind
a
She
had
to
hook
up
a
television
for
him
and
he
only
said
unkind
things
to
her
5
0
/9
ironic
It
because
that
alcoholic
was
actually
patient
was
It
was
ironic
because
that
patient
was
actually
alcoholic
6
0
/21
for
His
doctor
in
away
had
from
him
a
liver
alcohol
warned
stay
but
his
years
he
finally
to
got
sickness
His
doctor
had
warned
him
to
stay
away
from
alcohol
for
years
but
he
finally
got
a
sickness
in
his
liver
7
0
/9
was
much
was
stronger
kinder
than
he
and
Mashuma
Mashuma
was
much
stronger
and
kinder
than
he
was
8
0
/17
down
person
finally
she
him
stopped
a
looking
he
and
her
was
She
on
that
convinced
good
She
finally
convinced
him
that
she
was
a
good
person
and
he
stopped
looking
down
on
her
9
0
/11
clean
day
she
She
out
that
helped
their
spirit
felt
someone
She
felt
she
helped
someone
clean
out
their
spirit
that
day
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