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