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