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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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Fiorello unusual a bit good man and a is Mancini
Fiorello Mancini is a good man and a bit unusual
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at he politician has He a promises time the his is and kept same
He is a politician and at the same time he has kept his promises
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he about He promises very careful is what
He is very careful about what he promises
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to He he likes as can as also be open
He also likes to be as open as he can
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secrets says I've dangerous few are secrets he heavy very and because kept
I've kept very few secrets he says because secrets are heavy and dangerous
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is very Politics difficult and more open if kept people's secrets and even are you difficult haven't
Politics is very difficult and even more difficult if you are open and haven't kept people's secrets
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who in politics I've because help enough me and kept to never alive I've quiet friends I've kept need kept
I've kept alive in politics because I've kept enough friends who need to help me and I've never kept quiet
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politicians Quiet are forgotten
Quiet politicians are forgotten
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up has other doing politicians are the he is than these honest kept By with less things he who
By doing these things he has kept up with the other politicians who are less honest than he is
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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