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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he
with
daughter
a
off
his
new
their
girlfriend
to
After
city
Maris
him
took
with
broke
After
Maris
broke
off
with
his
girlfriend
he
took
their
daughter
with
him
to
a
new
city
2
0
/19
to
over
her
their
his
he
new
the
authorities
turn
girlfriend
daughter
had
in
ex
wanted
and
His
to
His
ex
girlfriend
wanted
their
daughter
and
he
had
to
turn
her
over
to
the
authorities
in
his
new
3
0
/7
wanted
his
to
keep
He
city
really
city
He
really
wanted
to
keep
his
4
0
/15
could
a
prove
take
that
her
daughter
had
He
to
of
social
he
care
to
daughter
He
had
to
prove
that
he
could
take
care
of
her
to
a
social
5
0
/21
that
ex
he
so
Finally
worker
worked
could
have
his
most
an
he
out
with
his
the
daughter
agreement
of
girlfriend
worker
Finally
he
worked
out
an
agreement
with
his
ex
girlfriend
so
that
he
could
have
his
daughter
most
of
the
6
0
/19
over
he
a
contract
his
read
get
him
made
time
daughter
did
that
When
he
actually
before
could
they
time
When
he
did
that
they
made
him
read
over
a
contract
before
he
could
actually
get
his
daughter
7
0
/21
would
or
so
she
sad
him
up
eating
without
She
eat
after
had
again
every
that
throw
been
she
not
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
again
and
are
very
time
they
together
Now
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