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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off him daughter to their his city Maris with broke After he took a new girlfriend with
After Maris broke off with his girlfriend he took their daughter with him to a new city
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His daughter and had turn the over new to wanted to her girlfriend he authorities in ex their his
His ex girlfriend wanted their daughter and he had to turn her over to the authorities in his new
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to keep his city He wanted really
city He really wanted to keep his
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social to her could that he had He to daughter of a care take prove
daughter He had to prove that he could take care of her to a social
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worked an that most could out have so he he his ex worker girlfriend daughter the Finally with his agreement of
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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he When daughter get they a made could read he over actually before did his him time that contract
time When he did that they made him read over a contract before he could actually get his daughter
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that would sad eat throw been or she not would him so after had she up again every She eating 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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are very together time and again they 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