Mothambo Milk Program
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
/15
more
boys
elementary
Mothambo
than
to
keep
The
in
their
have
up
with
studies
school
The
boys
in
Mothambo
elementary
school
have
to
keep
up
with
more
than
their
studies
2
0
/14
on
farm
in
also
have
with
each
to
the
other
working
keep
up
They
They
also
have
to
keep
up
with
each
other
in
working
on
the
farm
3
0
/15
they
very
their
lunches
school
could
years
Four
was
and
ago
healthy
eat
poor
not
Four
years
ago
their
school
was
very
poor
and
they
could
not
eat
healthy
lunches
4
0
/6
began
Soon
drop
to
boys
out
Soon
boys
began
to
drop
out
5
0
/14
up
a
the
One
day
to
dropped
from
village
friendly
cheer
in
man
them
One
day
a
friendly
man
from
the
village
dropped
in
to
cheer
them
up
6
0
/10
try
keeping
money
they
suggested
raise
He
cows
to
by
He
suggested
they
try
to
raise
money
by
keeping
cows
7
0
/19
from
milk
raise
cows
hard
work
drink
the
also
and
to
they
cows
Now
the
to
they
get
fresh
Now
they
work
hard
to
raise
the
cows
and
they
also
get
fresh
milk
to
drink
from
the
cows
8
0
/18
boys
ride
fall
problem
only
the
off
The
of
to
cows
the
they
is
some
sometimes
and
like
The
only
problem
is
some
of
the
boys
like
to
ride
the
cows
and
sometimes
they
fall
off
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