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