The Renegades

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 test vocabulary and expressions fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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Philippines the small party programmers ago computer small a formed in Three a years of company
Three years ago a small party of computer programmers formed a small company in the Philippines
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a big a company It they until made with was successful contract
It was successful until they made a contract with a big company
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problem There contract was the in a
There was a problem in the contract
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of talking programmers by could of they three After party not the specifications in abide months the the contract felt
After three months of talking the party of programmers felt they could not abide by the specifications in the contract
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big fix They the it not decided to and fight to they determine company how could
They could not determine how to fix it and they decided to fight the big company
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renegades they are company Now big the fighting in the jungle
Now they are renegades in the jungle fighting the big company
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how test vocabulary and expressions are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence