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

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