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