Characteristic Weakness

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 test vocabulary and expressions fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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for agency Lee works an insurance
Lee works for an insurance agency
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His area expertise of shipping insurance is
His area of expertise is shipping insurance
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weather due to at manning vessel causes cover ships to many They bad inadequate from the for on sea accidents
They cover ships for accidents at sea due to many causes from bad weather to inadequate manning on the vessel
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and companies him the he has researches two covers assistants help he always Lee to
Lee always researches the companies he covers and he has two assistants to help him
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ask characteristic it for is It to to something them him do and then do himself
It is characteristic for him to ask them to do something and then do it himself
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he sense and implies they trust that It them does it not
It implies that he does not trust them and they sense it
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because too he so an is unfortunate bad Lee trust it that them work does himself does This he but much which enjoys office creates climate his
This creates an unfortunate office climate which is too bad because Lee does trust them but he enjoys his work so much that he does it himself
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has lot a managing to learn He people about
He has a lot to learn about managing people
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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 test vocabulary and expressions 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