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