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