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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he
new
with
took
Maris
his
their
him
a
to
girlfriend
broke
off
city
daughter
with
After
After
Maris
broke
off
with
his
girlfriend
he
took
their
daughter
with
him
to
a
new
city
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0
/19
to
wanted
new
authorities
had
in
turn
over
ex
he
his
girlfriend
her
daughter
their
His
to
the
and
His
ex
girlfriend
wanted
their
daughter
and
he
had
to
turn
her
over
to
the
authorities
in
his
new
3
0
/7
his
really
He
keep
wanted
city
to
city
He
really
wanted
to
keep
his
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0
/15
care
to
had
he
prove
He
her
could
of
daughter
that
social
to
take
a
daughter
He
had
to
prove
that
he
could
take
care
of
her
to
a
social
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0
/21
Finally
out
his
his
most
he
girlfriend
that
daughter
the
have
an
of
worked
could
with
worker
ex
agreement
so
he
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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0
/19
get
When
daughter
him
time
they
a
he
made
his
did
that
actually
he
read
contract
over
could
before
time
When
he
did
that
they
made
him
read
over
a
contract
before
he
could
actually
get
his
daughter
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0
/21
him
She
after
eat
would
up
sad
that
had
been
she
throw
every
without
again
eating
she
would
or
so
not
again
She
had
been
so
sad
without
him
that
she
would
not
eat
or
she
would
throw
up
after
eating
every
8
0
/8
and
they
Now
again
are
together
very
time
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