Longing For Equality
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
southern
in
Craig
his
were
friends
things
told
difficult
Africa
that
Craig
told
his
friends
that
things
were
difficult
in
southern
Africa
2
0
/17
children
as
work
to
wants
used
there
a
Africa
now
and
to
Craig
in
he
help
volunteer
Craig
used
to
work
there
as
a
volunteer
and
now
he
wants
to
help
children
in
Africa
3
0
/14
foster
chip
to
in
through
Unicef
He
to
a
child
friends
his
support
asked
He
asked
his
friends
to
chip
in
to
support
a
foster
child
through
Unicef
4
0
/10
He
his
by
phoning
one
friends
been
one
has
up
He
has
been
phoning
his
friends
up
one
by
one
5
0
/22
He
Africa
problems
very
the
are
and
off
time
for
new
on
long
told
economic
a
won't
hard
that
they
level
them
He
told
them
that
the
new
economic
problems
are
very
hard
on
Africa
and
they
won't
level
off
for
a
long
time
6
0
/13
by
holding
him
in
He
chipping
to
friends
ten
out
is
help
for
He
is
holding
out
for
ten
friends
to
help
him
by
chipping
in
7
0
/16
equal
longs
and
all
where
people
a
idealist
is
world
Craig
for
are
he
fair
an
Craig
is
an
idealist
and
he
longs
for
a
fair
world
where
all
people
are
equal
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