End of the Good Times
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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going
loves
Harbridge
vacations
Janine
expensive
to
on
countries
tropical
warm
Janine
Harbridge
loves
going
on
expensive
vacations
to
warm
tropical
countries
2
0
/25
living
it
economy
about
are
of
can't
over
keep
strong
on
tomorrow
the
But
the
up
thinking
now
she
days
and
without
that
she
knows
But
the
days
of
the
strong
economy
are
over
now
and
she
knows
that
she
can't
keep
on
living
it
up
without
thinking
about
tomorrow
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/28
she
economy
rent
another
might
even
If
to
for
room
expensive
have
to
gets
getting
much
because
worse
person
the
now
apartment
is
the
make
share
her
very
If
the
economy
gets
much
worse
she
might
even
have
to
make
room
for
another
person
to
share
her
apartment
because
the
rent
is
getting
very
expensive
now
4
0
/19
saves
renting
put
might
be
to
if
off
her
though
from
on
she
now
able
the
money
room
She
She
might
be
able
to
put
off
renting
the
room
though
if
she
saves
her
money
from
now
on
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