Darcy in the Morning - disappearing H

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 natural speed speech fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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six up every day wakes at Darcy thirty
Darcy wakes up every day at six thirty
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bathroom face and washes goes the to He his
He goes to the bathroom and washes his face
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kitchen he goes the makes breakfast his and Then to
Then he goes to the kitchen and makes his breakfast
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the so he news reads While eats he his his knows he breakfast paper
While he eats his breakfast he reads his paper so he knows the news
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front to Then clothes door and he his goes the changes
Then he changes his clothes and goes to the front door
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goes on puts to and He his work shoes
He puts on his shoes and goes to work
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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 natural speed speech 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