Dangerous Woman

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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is a dangerous woman Alice
Alice is a dangerous woman
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of spiritual her unusual she used people school to had high because ideas make fun In
In high school people used to make fun of her because she had unusual spiritual ideas
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never had nonsense heard such of They
They had never heard of such nonsense
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for finally After years with down putting she their up jokes broke
After putting up with their jokes for years she finally broke down
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the threatened to She the up hall school and blow burn city down
She threatened to blow up the city hall and burn down the school
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for Now ideas who is unusual looking someone town town shares just her to drifting from she
Now she is just drifting from town to town looking for someone who shares her unusual ideas
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often lonely is She
She is often lonely
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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