Gesture of Appeal
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
/11
Jeff
his
in
holding
a
gesture
is
open
of
appeal
hands
Jeff
is
holding
his
hands
open
in
a
gesture
of
appeal
2
0
/18
program
and
was
a
saw
through
back
flicking
an
years
university
advertisement
for
few
A
he
magazine
a
A
few
years
back
he
was
flicking
through
a
magazine
and
saw
an
advertisement
for
a
university
program
3
0
/9
applied
He
soon
accepted
to
was
and
program
the
He
applied
to
the
program
and
was
soon
accepted
4
0
/21
well
authorities
He
do
to
bound
with
also
a
he
was
was
in
have
confrontation
the
but
bound
school
to
the
He
was
bound
to
do
well
but
he
was
also
bound
to
have
a
confrontation
with
the
authorities
in
the
school
5
0
/11
At
to
start
new
forward
was
the
program
his
he
looking
At
the
start
he
was
looking
forward
to
his
new
program
6
0
/22
done
assignments
however
up
found
night
he
get
had
piling
the
and
them
every
starting
he
after
to
Soon
to
stay
up
Soon
after
starting
however
he
found
the
assignments
piling
up
and
he
had
to
stay
up
every
night
to
get
them
done
7
0
/13
his
extension
in
appealing
professors
is
Now
an
studies
to
for
the
he
Now
he
is
appealing
to
the
professors
for
an
extension
in
his
studies
8
0
/17
job
He
he
the
needs
and
program
time
likes
but
and
says
can
do
he
excellent
more
He
says
he
likes
the
program
and
can
do
and
excellent
job
but
he
needs
more
time
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