Small Cruise Vacations

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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Ming cruise wealthy for ship people young runs small a
Ming runs a small cruise ship for wealthy young people
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best vacation loves looks the giving customers he to his and forward give He his work can
He loves his work and looks forward to giving his customers the best vacation he can give
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proud of an excellent has reputation he which is He
He has an excellent reputation which he is proud of
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his since difficult is that cannot reputation he down will reputation bring also staff His have
His reputation is also difficult since he cannot have staff that will bring his reputation down
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them and at that He they leaders good have least are references proof to four requires
He requires them to have at least four references and proof that they are good leaders
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first aid He have also requires that training they
He also requires that they have first aid training
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on aid first dates He their checks certificates the
He checks the dates on their first aid certificates
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to recertified a he If pay expires them certificate for to get has
If a certificate expires he has to pay for them to get recertified
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it people but work in fun way difficult and and finds always and is Ming a his safe customers he managing challenging does
Ming finds his work difficult but managing people and customers is fun and challenging and he always does it in a safe way
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why That's reputation he has an excellent such
That's why he has such an excellent reputation
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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