Toby O'Reilly

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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guiding fishermen Toby been over for in twenty has years bay O'Reilly vacationing this
Toby O'Reilly has been guiding vacationing fishermen in this bay for over twenty years
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with friendliness his casual He attracts and business humor his
He attracts business with his casual humor and his friendliness
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by visit island try to consume scenery the fishing inspired to the friendly talk Toby's are tourists some the but Most of
Most of the tourists visit the island to consume the scenery but some are inspired by Toby's friendly talk to try fishing
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he always customers proud satisfy is He can that his
He is proud that he can always satisfy his customers
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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