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 new him After daughter Maris with he broke city to girlfriend off their his a took
After Maris broke off with his girlfriend he took their daughter with him to a new city
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to and to new daughter her his the had he ex turn their in His over wanted authorities girlfriend
His ex girlfriend wanted their daughter and he had to turn her over to the authorities in his new
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He his to wanted city really keep
city He really wanted to keep his
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social take her could care prove to daughter that of a had to He he
daughter He had to prove that he could take care of her to a social
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could out girlfriend he with most that worker his his Finally so daughter an of agreement the worked he ex have
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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time they over he before did daughter read contract that could he get made When his a him actually
time When he did that they made him read over a contract before he could actually get his daughter
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would or after throw not She had she up him that so every she eat eating sad again been without 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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time are they and very again together Now
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