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