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