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