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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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station of radio a manager Mikhail the small was
Mikhail was the manager of a small radio station
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news in He events town frequently broadcast about
He frequently broadcast news about events in town
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the help broadcast He to or important news listeners interesting his most only
He broadcast only the most interesting or important news to help his listeners
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But was by his there on advertisers pressure him then
But then there was pressure on him by his advertisers
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broadcast wanted adds advertisers more their His
His advertisers wanted their adds broadcast more
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They sell things to wanted more
They wanted to sell more things
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listen Mikhail to to his he or had decide listen if to advertisers his should listeners
Mikhail had to decide if he should listen to his advertisers or listen to his listeners
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station less it and the popular business listen went became and to to out advertisers less until his radio decided of He
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