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
took
his
girlfriend
city
with
After
him
off
a
their
he
with
to
broke
Maris
new
After
Maris
broke
off
with
his
girlfriend
he
took
their
daughter
with
him
to
a
new
city
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/19
in
His
over
wanted
to
he
her
the
new
girlfriend
turn
daughter
his
and
their
ex
to
authorities
had
His
ex
girlfriend
wanted
their
daughter
and
he
had
to
turn
her
over
to
the
authorities
in
his
new
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0
/7
really
his
keep
He
wanted
city
to
city
He
really
wanted
to
keep
his
4
0
/15
of
her
care
he
could
social
He
to
prove
daughter
that
take
had
to
a
daughter
He
had
to
prove
that
he
could
take
care
of
her
to
a
social
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0
/21
of
his
with
worked
out
Finally
most
he
that
ex
an
the
agreement
girlfriend
worker
could
he
have
so
daughter
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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0
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did
his
actually
him
they
before
time
he
made
a
contract
that
he
When
read
get
over
could
daughter
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
every
would
after
again
eat
eating
would
so
had
been
up
She
throw
she
not
that
or
him
sad
she
without
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
and
are
again
time
Now
together
they
very
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