Is This One Better?
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
/6
is
working
Mr
today
hard
Ndola
Mr
Ndola
is
working
hard
today
2
0
/16
store
he
up
at
Yesterday
to
into
up
and
hardware
packed
queue
early
go
the
town
Yesterday
he
packed
up
early
to
go
into
town
and
queue
up
at
the
hardware
store
3
0
/15
new
and
wanted
shipment
he
in
of
badly
to
They
hoes
a
get
had
one
They
had
a
new
shipment
of
hoes
in
and
he
badly
wanted
to
get
one
4
0
/6
hoe
His
was
very
poor
last
His
last
hoe
was
very
poor
5
0
/36
a
was
ripped
back
before
to
very
to
unhappy
that
felt
it
saying
bought
with
chance
it
he
out
it
and
was
he
sent
the
get
not
and
he
it
He
try
off
company
did
he
He
felt
he
was
ripped
off
and
sent
it
back
to
the
company
saying
that
he
did
not
get
a
chance
to
try
it
out
before
he
bought
it
and
he
was
very
unhappy
with
it
6
0
/18
his
would
him
had
they
said
not
just
it
The
he
company
back
and
give
money
used
already
The
company
just
said
he
had
used
it
already
and
they
would
not
give
him
his
money
back
7
0
/18
well
work
his
is
new
Now
working
hoe
energy
he
the
his
twice
into
and
putting
very
is
Now
his
new
hoe
is
working
very
well
and
he
is
putting
twice
the
energy
into
his
work
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