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