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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
1
0
/10
and
Mancini
Fiorello
a
good
unusual
a
man
was
bit
Fiorello
Mancini
was
a
good
man
and
a
bit
unusual
2
0
/9
a
he
politician
his
kept
He
promises
and
was
He
was
a
politician
and
he
kept
his
promises
3
0
/18
be
about
he
He
was
as
promised
could
he
and
as
open
liked
what
to
he
very
careful
He
was
very
careful
about
what
he
promised
and
he
liked
to
be
as
open
as
he
could
4
0
/13
few
kept
dangerous
said
he
very
secrets
I
heavy
are
because
secrets
and
I
kept
very
few
secrets
he
said
because
secrets
are
heavy
and
dangerous
5
0
/19
you
if
Politics
difficult
town
in
very
were
and
open
more
difficult
even
secrets
keep
were
didn't
his
and
Politics
in
his
town
were
very
difficult
and
even
more
difficult
if
you
were
open
and
didn't
keep
secrets
6
0
/20
I
needed
politics
kept
never
help
who
in
quiet
I
kept
me
kept
enough
I
alive
friends
to
and
because
I
kept
alive
in
politics
because
I
kept
enough
friends
who
needed
to
help
me
and
I
never
kept
quiet
7
0
/4
are
forgotten
politicians
Quiet
Quiet
politicians
are
forgotten
8
0
/18
up
less
was
were
than
these
doing
honest
By
politicians
the
who
he
he
things
kept
other
with
By
doing
these
things
he
kept
up
with
the
other
politicians
who
were
less
honest
than
he
was
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence