Suspension
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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a
one
joined
Jeremy
year
ago
military
academy
Jeremy
joined
a
military
academy
one
year
ago
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0
/6
difficult
has
been
Since
then
life
Since
then
life
has
been
difficult
3
0
/7
His
classmates
all
him
tease
the
time
His
classmates
tease
him
all
the
time
4
0
/11
put
away
him
equipment
One
day
some
his
asked
to
teacher
One
day
his
teacher
asked
him
to
put
away
some
equipment
5
0
/13
again
other
Jeremy
but
after
left
out
it
Jeremy
took
did
students
it
Jeremy
did
it
but
other
students
took
it
out
again
after
Jeremy
left
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0
/8
get
to
Jeremy
up
in
set
They
trouble
They
set
up
Jeremy
to
get
in
trouble
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0
/8
teacher
His
Jeremy
yelled
angry
was
and
at
His
teacher
was
angry
and
yelled
at
Jeremy
8
0
/10
got
in
a
fight
the
other
Later
Jeremy
students
with
Later
Jeremy
got
in
a
fight
with
the
other
students
9
0
/13
teacher
Jeremy
and
broke
the
he
up
asked
fight
why
His
was
fighting
His
teacher
broke
up
the
fight
and
asked
Jeremy
why
he
was
fighting
10
0
/12
the
to
did
didn't
want
up
problem
equipment
bring
but
he
Jeremy
Jeremy
didn't
want
to
bring
up
the
equipment
problem
but
he
did
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0
/8
look
into
would
it
teacher
said
His
he
His
teacher
said
he
would
look
into
it
12
0
/10
waiting
is
to
Now
his
teacher
learned
Jeremy
what
hear
Now
Jeremy
is
waiting
to
hear
what
his
teacher
learned
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