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
1
0
/6
an
insurance
agency
works
for
Lee
Lee
works
for
an
insurance
agency
2
0
/7
His
expertise
is
of
insurance
area
shipping
His
area
of
expertise
is
shipping
insurance
3
0
/20
They
from
at
weather
cover
to
bad
inadequate
for
ships
to
many
due
vessel
the
on
accidents
manning
sea
causes
They
cover
ships
for
accidents
at
sea
due
to
many
causes
from
bad
weather
to
inadequate
manning
on
the
vessel
4
0
/15
companies
assistants
and
the
him
researches
help
two
has
Lee
always
he
he
to
covers
Lee
always
researches
the
companies
he
covers
and
he
has
two
assistants
to
help
him
5
0
/16
him
It
do
himself
ask
is
them
to
for
characteristic
then
do
to
and
something
it
It
is
characteristic
for
him
to
ask
them
to
do
something
and
then
do
it
himself
6
0
/12
and
it
trust
not
they
implies
that
It
them
he
does
sense
It
implies
that
he
does
not
trust
them
and
they
sense
it
7
0
/27
it
unfortunate
which
creates
he
but
he
himself
work
so
office
This
enjoys
that
trust
because
an
is
too
them
his
bad
much
does
does
climate
Lee
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
about
learn
has
lot
He
managing
people
a
to
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