The Lazy Man's Eyes - 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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the read Henry report
Henry read the report
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it was It very written by written well was not but Emery
It was written by Emery but it was not very well written
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his at his down report file put Henry looked and slowly
Henry put his report down slowly and looked at his file
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in and it knew that the salary was he Henry high could read file why his not
Henry could read his salary in the file and he knew why it was not that high
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best effort Emery in putting his was not
Emery was not putting in his best effort
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knew a Emery Emery he but lazy bit Henry little only little knew was a already
Henry knew Emery only a little bit but he already knew Emery was a little lazy
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man when in knew eyes Henry a looked lazy his he
Henry knew a lazy man when he looked in his eyes
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his if eyes how to laziness in could see knew knew look you you He
He knew you could see laziness in his eyes if you knew how to look
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in He had seen eyes Emery's too laziness
He had seen laziness in Emery's eyes too
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increase read report Emery and salary had Emery's knew Emery's he And now he lazy not become helped had until would he less he
And now he had read Emery's report and he knew he would not increase Emery's salary until he had helped Emery become less lazy
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to few Emery a planned and point bad days out work watch for work habits He his
He planned to watch Emery work and point out his bad work habits for a few days
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would wait month Then to he there any a change see if was
Then he would wait a month to see if there was any change
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harder always his almost could increase help a and work work Henry quality man
Henry could almost always help a man work harder and increase his work quality
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was a man good Henry
Henry was a good man
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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

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