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