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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0
/7
keep
city
his
to
really
wanted
He
city
He
really
wanted
to
keep
his
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0
/15
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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0
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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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0
/8
again
they
and
together
Now
time
very
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