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