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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
a
and
man
was
good
Mancini
bit
unusual
Fiorello
a
Fiorello
Mancini
was
a
good
man
and
a
bit
unusual
2
0
/9
a
his
kept
He
and
promises
politician
he
was
He
was
a
politician
and
he
kept
his
promises
3
0
/18
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
4
0
/13
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
5
0
/19
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
6
0
/20
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
7
0
/4
politicians
Quiet
forgotten
are
Quiet
politicians
are
forgotten
8
0
/18
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
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