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