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