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