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