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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
a
and
Mancini
good
man
Fiorello
a
bit
was
unusual
Fiorello
Mancini
was
a
good
man
and
a
bit
unusual
2
0
/9
He
he
promises
was
politician
and
his
a
kept
He
was
a
politician
and
he
kept
his
promises
3
0
/18
very
was
as
liked
he
careful
be
he
what
He
he
promised
could
about
open
and
to
as
He
was
very
careful
about
what
he
promised
and
he
liked
to
be
as
open
as
he
could
4
0
/13
because
very
heavy
said
he
dangerous
secrets
are
kept
I
few
secrets
and
I
kept
very
few
secrets
he
said
because
secrets
are
heavy
and
dangerous
5
0
/19
were
Politics
secrets
if
in
open
difficult
even
more
and
very
town
and
you
difficult
were
his
keep
didn't
Politics
in
his
town
were
very
difficult
and
even
more
difficult
if
you
were
open
and
didn't
keep
secrets
6
0
/20
who
kept
politics
to
I
needed
help
kept
I
I
because
alive
and
never
kept
me
enough
friends
quiet
in
I
kept
alive
in
politics
because
I
kept
enough
friends
who
needed
to
help
me
and
I
never
kept
quiet
7
0
/4
politicians
are
Quiet
forgotten
Quiet
politicians
are
forgotten
8
0
/18
than
kept
he
was
he
less
other
politicians
who
were
these
up
doing
the
By
honest
things
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