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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0
/6
an
insurance
works
Lee
for
agency
Lee
works
for
an
insurance
agency
2
0
/7
of
His
expertise
area
shipping
insurance
is
His
area
of
expertise
is
shipping
insurance
3
0
/20
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
4
0
/15
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
5
0
/16
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
6
0
/12
they
not
does
that
sense
trust
them
It
it
he
and
implies
It
implies
that
he
does
not
trust
them
and
they
sense
it
7
0
/27
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
8
0
/9
learn
managing
lot
has
to
about
a
He
people
He
has
a
lot
to
learn
about
managing
people
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 test vocabulary and expressions 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