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