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