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