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