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