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