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