Feeling Invisible
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
/10
is
with
friends
Maurice
with
almost
ritual
Having
a
lunch
Having
lunch
with
friends
is
almost
a
ritual
with
Maurice
2
0
/18
dropped
of
load
docks
while
near
a
A
Maurice
ago
one
working
cranes
few
weeks
the
the
on
A
few
weeks
ago
while
working
on
the
docks
one
of
the
cranes
dropped
a
load
near
Maurice
3
0
/12
It
Maurice
knocking
and
hit
the
water
contents
into
burst
the
him
It
burst
and
the
contents
hit
Maurice
knocking
him
into
the
water
4
0
/29
off
the
cried
from
dry
they
At
passed
to
pain
as
out
first
when
out
his
he
him
dock
pain
tried
friends
the
him
in
onto
he
lifted
but
At
first
he
cried
out
in
pain
as
his
friends
lifted
him
onto
the
dock
but
when
they
tried
to
dry
him
off
he
passed
out
from
the
pain
5
0
/14
had
in
a
to
fork
money
after
medical
of
lot
over
He
bills
that
He
had
to
fork
over
a
lot
of
money
in
medical
bills
after
that
6
0
/19
knows
He
angry
mistake
the
was
he
and
to
so
man
even
made
talk
the
couldn't
who
the
man
He
knows
the
man
who
made
the
mistake
and
was
so
angry
he
couldn't
even
talk
to
the
man
7
0
/13
man
sees
he
that
Now
time
just
every
looks
him
right
through
he
Now
every
time
he
sees
that
man
he
just
looks
right
through
him
8
0
/9
never
with
course
lunch
He
of
that
man
has
He
never
has
lunch
with
that
man
of
course
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