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