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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 grammar patterns fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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small of a radio Mikhail the is station manager
Mikhail is the manager of a small radio station
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He's events town frequently about in broadcast news
He's frequently broadcast news about events in town
Listen
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interesting listeners to his broadcast help most But news the or he's important only
But he's broadcast only the most interesting or important news to help his listeners
Listen
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him on Recently been pressure has there
Recently there has been pressure on him
Listen
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advertisers more broadcast their adds His want
His advertisers want their adds broadcast more
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They sell want to things more
They want to sell more things
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Mikhail to decide had
Mikhail had to decide
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or listen advertisers Should to his he listeners his to
Should he listen to his advertisers or to his listeners
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broadcasting news For he's seem to his be and the week listeners last been more increasing
For the last week he's been broadcasting more news and his listeners seem to be increasing
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his even thinking because so as about increasing he's on his valuable well prices broadcasting quality raising and listeners adds his service is more better He's
He's thinking about raising prices on his adds as well because he's broadcasting better quality and increasing his listeners so his service is even more valuable
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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 grammar patterns 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