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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with
daughter
to
their
his
new
off
Maris
him
broke
he
took
city
After
a
girlfriend
with
After
Maris
broke
off
with
his
girlfriend
he
took
their
daughter
with
him
to
a
new
city
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over
wanted
girlfriend
the
their
turn
and
in
His
to
daughter
her
he
to
authorities
ex
his
had
new
His
ex
girlfriend
wanted
their
daughter
and
he
had
to
turn
her
over
to
the
authorities
in
his
new
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/7
really
wanted
his
city
to
keep
He
city
He
really
wanted
to
keep
his
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0
/15
daughter
her
He
of
social
he
to
had
prove
could
that
take
care
a
to
daughter
He
had
to
prove
that
he
could
take
care
of
her
to
a
social
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/21
he
an
that
daughter
worked
most
agreement
Finally
out
of
so
the
worker
ex
girlfriend
could
his
he
have
with
his
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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they
he
read
When
that
could
made
he
daughter
him
did
over
actually
his
get
time
before
contract
a
time
When
he
did
that
they
made
him
read
over
a
contract
before
he
could
actually
get
his
daughter
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again
she
him
up
not
She
sad
been
or
would
throw
without
that
after
so
had
every
she
eat
would
eating
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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0
/8
together
again
they
time
very
and
are
Now
time
Now
they
are
together
again
and
very
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence