Jim

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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an life Jim easy living is
Jim is living an easy life
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brothers turns He takes managing his going hunts and business on the with family
He takes turns with his brothers going on hunts and managing the family business
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to He hunt likes
He likes to hunt
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he to shoes fact wants his until hunt out In he wears
In fact he wants to hunt until he wears out his shoes
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away and Then some them new throw ones more he'll hunt get
Then he'll throw them away get new ones and hunt some more
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lazy only and brothers is he his spoiled problem is one think There
There is only one problem his brothers think he is lazy and spoiled
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of In want rid they fact to him get
In fact they want to get rid of him
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to He goes he be hunting careful time has every
He has to be careful every time he goes hunting
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence