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
1
0
/8
one
military
a
year
ago
academy
joined
Jeremy
Jeremy
joined
a
military
academy
one
year
ago
2
0
/6
life
then
difficult
has
been
Since
Since
then
life
has
been
difficult
3
0
/7
him
tease
time
all
His
the
classmates
His
classmates
tease
him
all
the
time
4
0
/11
his
equipment
away
asked
to
some
put
teacher
One
day
him
One
day
his
teacher
asked
him
to
put
away
some
equipment
5
0
/13
did
it
out
Jeremy
but
took
students
other
Jeremy
again
left
after
it
Jeremy
did
it
but
other
students
took
it
out
again
after
Jeremy
left
6
0
/8
Jeremy
get
trouble
They
to
in
up
set
They
set
up
Jeremy
to
get
in
trouble
7
0
/8
angry
was
teacher
His
at
Jeremy
yelled
and
His
teacher
was
angry
and
yelled
at
Jeremy
8
0
/10
with
other
students
Later
Jeremy
in
a
got
the
fight
Later
Jeremy
got
in
a
fight
with
the
other
students
9
0
/13
asked
Jeremy
broke
he
the
up
fight
and
why
His
was
fighting
teacher
His
teacher
broke
up
the
fight
and
asked
Jeremy
why
he
was
fighting
10
0
/12
did
he
but
to
equipment
want
up
problem
Jeremy
the
didn't
bring
Jeremy
didn't
want
to
bring
up
the
equipment
problem
but
he
did
11
0
/8
His
it
he
look
would
teacher
into
said
His
teacher
said
he
would
look
into
it
12
0
/10
Jeremy
learned
Now
to
is
his
what
hear
teacher
waiting
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