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