Keeping his Girl

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 common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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daughter with city Maris him After off new to with his their took girlfriend broke he a
After Maris broke off with his girlfriend he took their daughter with him to a new city
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and daughter wanted girlfriend new the authorities ex their turn to he over His her had in his to
His ex girlfriend wanted their daughter and he had to turn her over to the authorities in his new
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keep He city his to really wanted
city He really wanted to keep his
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prove of social daughter to her that to could a care He take had he
daughter He had to prove that he could take care of her to a social
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that an he could with out ex the daughter his worker agreement have Finally most girlfriend worked his so he of
worker Finally he worked out an agreement with his ex girlfriend so that he could have his daughter most of the
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could his When get him a daughter did made they actually over he that before contract time read he
time When he did that they made him read over a contract before he could actually get his daughter
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without after she She up sad every been him eat had throw so or again she not would that eating would
again She had been so sad without him that she would not eat or she would throw up after eating every
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they time and again Now are very together
time Now they are together again and very
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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 common phrasal verbs 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