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