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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 grammar patterns fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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Mikhail was of radio manager the small a station
Mikhail was the manager of a small radio station
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news about frequently broadcast in events town He
He frequently broadcast news about events in town
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interesting listeners most news only important help He his broadcast the or to
He broadcast only the most interesting or important news to help his listeners
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advertisers his then by him pressure on But there was
But then there was pressure on him by his advertisers
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wanted adds His more their advertisers broadcast
His advertisers wanted their adds broadcast more
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things more to sell wanted They
They wanted to sell more things
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if decide Mikhail listen to he advertisers his or listeners to his listen should to had
Mikhail had to decide if he should listen to his advertisers or listen to his listeners
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of out and station decided listen business went advertisers the became and popular to his it less He to until less radio
He decided to listen to his advertisers and the radio station became less and less popular until it went out of business
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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 grammar patterns 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