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