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