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