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 at thirty every up Darcy wakes day
Darcy wakes up every day at six thirty
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goes bathroom He and to the washes face his
He goes to the bathroom and washes his face
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makes goes the his and kitchen he breakfast Then to
Then he goes to the kitchen and makes his breakfast
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his eats While knows he so he news paper his reads he breakfast the
While he eats his breakfast he reads his paper so he knows the news
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his the door goes and changes he to front Then clothes
Then he changes his clothes and goes to the front door
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He on work and shoes to his goes puts
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