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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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0
/10
Fiorello
a
was
a
man
good
bit
Mancini
and
unusual
Fiorello
Mancini
was
a
good
man
and
a
bit
unusual
2
0
/9
politician
was
promises
his
he
kept
He
a
and
He
was
a
politician
and
he
kept
his
promises
3
0
/18
could
be
very
open
was
careful
and
about
to
he
He
as
he
he
liked
promised
as
what
He
was
very
careful
about
what
he
promised
and
he
liked
to
be
as
open
as
he
could
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0
/13
heavy
said
he
secrets
are
very
secrets
kept
dangerous
few
because
I
and
I
kept
very
few
secrets
he
said
because
secrets
are
heavy
and
dangerous
5
0
/19
and
in
difficult
his
open
didn't
were
town
more
were
you
if
difficult
keep
even
very
and
secrets
Politics
Politics
in
his
town
were
very
difficult
and
even
more
difficult
if
you
were
open
and
didn't
keep
secrets
6
0
/20
help
I
kept
me
needed
enough
because
friends
I
kept
never
in
quiet
alive
and
I
to
kept
who
politics
I
kept
alive
in
politics
because
I
kept
enough
friends
who
needed
to
help
me
and
I
never
kept
quiet
7
0
/4
forgotten
politicians
are
Quiet
Quiet
politicians
are
forgotten
8
0
/18
were
was
other
with
who
things
kept
than
up
politicians
doing
he
less
he
By
honest
the
these
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