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
1
0
/7
Mashuma
been
years
for
fighting
has
discrimination
Mashuma
has
been
fighting
discrimination
for
years
2
0
/16
She
and
thinks
inner
they
because
the
goodness
discriminate
believes
only
in
of
people
of
ignorance
She
believes
in
the
inner
goodness
of
people
and
thinks
they
only
discriminate
because
of
ignorance
3
0
/15
down
always
looked
patient
in
hospital
on
white
a
she
Once
and
worked
a
her
Once
she
worked
in
a
hospital
and
a
white
patient
always
looked
down
on
her
4
0
/17
She
hook
to
a
he
unkind
up
only
said
him
television
to
and
things
her
had
for
She
had
to
hook
up
a
television
for
him
and
he
only
said
unkind
things
to
her
5
0
/9
because
that
was
patient
alcoholic
actually
ironic
It
was
It
was
ironic
because
that
patient
was
actually
alcoholic
6
0
/21
years
his
sickness
got
a
warned
to
he
had
alcohol
but
liver
him
doctor
stay
His
in
for
finally
away
from
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
Mashuma
was
and
than
he
kinder
much
stronger
Mashuma
was
much
stronger
and
kinder
than
he
was
8
0
/17
she
looking
She
down
person
a
that
finally
and
he
stopped
him
convinced
was
on
good
her
She
finally
convinced
him
that
she
was
a
good
person
and
he
stopped
looking
down
on
her
9
0
/11
their
helped
She
she
spirit
someone
day
clean
felt
out
that
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