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