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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0
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daughter
with
city
Maris
him
After
off
new
to
with
his
their
took
girlfriend
broke
he
a
After
Maris
broke
off
with
his
girlfriend
he
took
their
daughter
with
him
to
a
new
city
2
0
/19
and
daughter
wanted
girlfriend
new
the
authorities
ex
their
turn
to
he
over
His
her
had
in
his
to
His
ex
girlfriend
wanted
their
daughter
and
he
had
to
turn
her
over
to
the
authorities
in
his
new
3
0
/7
keep
He
city
his
to
really
wanted
city
He
really
wanted
to
keep
his
4
0
/15
prove
of
social
daughter
to
her
that
to
could
a
care
He
take
had
he
daughter
He
had
to
prove
that
he
could
take
care
of
her
to
a
social
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0
/21
that
an
he
could
with
out
ex
the
daughter
his
worker
agreement
have
Finally
most
girlfriend
worked
his
so
he
of
worker
Finally
he
worked
out
an
agreement
with
his
ex
girlfriend
so
that
he
could
have
his
daughter
most
of
the
6
0
/19
could
his
When
get
him
a
daughter
did
made
they
actually
over
he
that
before
contract
time
read
he
time
When
he
did
that
they
made
him
read
over
a
contract
before
he
could
actually
get
his
daughter
7
0
/21
without
after
she
She
up
sad
every
been
him
eat
had
throw
so
or
again
she
not
would
that
eating
would
again
She
had
been
so
sad
without
him
that
she
would
not
eat
or
she
would
throw
up
after
eating
every
8
0
/8
they
time
and
again
Now
are
very
together
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