The Lazy Man's Eyes - 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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the report Henry read
Henry read the report
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well but it very It Emery written was by not was written
It was written by Emery but it was not very well written
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down and Henry his file at slowly looked report put his
Henry put his report down slowly and looked at his file
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in why read and not was it file could high he the that Henry knew his salary
Henry could read his salary in the file and he knew why it was not that high
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Emery putting effort best in was his not
Emery was not putting in his best effort
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Henry little lazy knew Emery was bit knew little but a he Emery a already only
Henry knew Emery only a little bit but he already knew Emery was a little lazy
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when looked man knew lazy eyes in his Henry he a
Henry knew a lazy man when he looked in his eyes
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his to see in if He knew how look laziness you could you eyes knew
He knew you could see laziness in his eyes if you knew how to look
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He eyes Emery's too seen laziness had in
He had seen laziness in Emery's eyes too
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he he knew Emery Emery's helped lazy not read would increase he now And and until he become less salary Emery's had report had
And now he had read Emery's report and he knew he would not increase Emery's salary until he had helped Emery become less lazy
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work planned watch to for out few a point his work Emery bad and He days habits
He planned to watch Emery work and point out his bad work habits for a few days
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would if he change Then to a was wait month any see there
Then he would wait a month to see if there was any change
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harder man his increase help quality work work Henry almost could always and a
Henry could almost always help a man work harder and increase his work quality
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a good Henry was man
Henry was a good man
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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

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