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