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