Strong Position
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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at
talk
on
fix
up
friend
into
her
she
assignment
the
tried
her
helping
Padma
to
After
problem
an
goofed
work
After
she
goofed
up
on
an
assignment
at
work
Padma
tried
to
talk
her
friend
into
helping
her
fix
the
problem
2
0
/21
she
company
did
Her
know
shy
a
to
not
and
was
if
people
go
did
want
not
there
the
friend
to
Her
friend
was
shy
and
did
not
want
to
go
to
a
company
if
she
did
not
know
the
people
there
3
0
/12
with
colleagues
acquaint
her
two
three
her
or
promised
of
to
Padma
Padma
promised
to
acquaint
her
with
two
or
three
of
her
colleagues
4
0
/23
were
about
became
her
to
went
the
just
but
they
Friday
nervous
on
work
as
into
to
very
office
friend
they
Finally
go
Finally
they
went
to
work
on
Friday
but
just
as
they
were
about
to
go
into
the
office
her
friend
became
very
nervous
5
0
/15
a
she
to
Padma
but
down
strong
friend
calm
bit
too
it
her
said
told
Padma
told
her
friend
to
calm
down
but
she
said
it
a
bit
too
strong
6
0
/12
back
Padma
let
Finally
and
had
off
to
her
home
friend
go
Finally
Padma
had
to
back
off
and
let
her
friend
go
home
7
0
/18
she
she
problem
can
a
Padma
has
with
talking
about
at
fix
the
how
Now
work
colleague
is
Now
Padma
is
talking
with
a
colleague
about
how
she
can
fix
the
problem
she
has
at
work
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