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