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