Darcy in the Morning - disappearing H

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 natural speed speech fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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at every up thirty six wakes day Darcy
Darcy wakes up every day at six thirty
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washes his to the bathroom He goes face and
He goes to the bathroom and washes his face
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kitchen he to the breakfast his makes and Then goes
Then he goes to the kitchen and makes his breakfast
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he he so knows breakfast his paper news the reads his eats he While
While he eats his breakfast he reads his paper so he knows the news
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goes the he clothes and to changes his front Then door
Then he changes his clothes and goes to the front door
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puts goes work his on He to and shoes
He puts on his shoes and goes to work
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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 natural speed speech 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