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