Samuel's Good Books

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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to work kids with loves Samuel
Samuel loves to work with kids
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good a with him hangs He the is particularly it children because and kids love at he lot out
He is particularly good at it because he hangs out with children a lot and the kids love him
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day party running noticed with bubble Samuel boy one At a toy one a girl's
At a bubble party one day Samuel noticed one boy running with a girl's toy
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jump kind him of things out at These just
These kind of things just jump out at him
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both course started fell over bubbles the and they in slippery Of crying
Of course they both fell over in the slippery bubbles and started crying
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running the in boy toy bubbles and dressed for give them made down Samuel the both the back
Samuel dressed them both down for running in the bubbles and made the boy give the toy back
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over soon to were they falling after Samuel apologised help They and themselves
They apologised and soon after they were falling over themselves to help Samuel
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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