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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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radio of small is a the manager station Mikhail
Mikhail is the manager of a small radio station
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news frequently about in events town He's broadcast
He's frequently broadcast news about events in town
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most to or the listeners his important he's news interesting broadcast But only help
But he's broadcast only the most interesting or important news to help his listeners
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Recently on pressure there him been has
Recently there has been pressure on him
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their broadcast advertisers His adds more want
His advertisers want their adds broadcast more
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They sell want more things to
They want to sell more things
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decide had Mikhail to
Mikhail had to decide
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Should or listeners he his to listen his to advertisers
Should he listen to his advertisers or to his listeners
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For broadcasting the increasing last he's been week and seem news more to listeners his be
For the last week he's been broadcasting more news and his listeners seem to be increasing
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quality about well because broadcasting thinking and adds raising prices service his listeners He's he's increasing valuable his is even as so better his on more
He's thinking about raising prices on his adds as well because he's broadcasting better quality and increasing his listeners so his service is even more valuable
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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