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