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