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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
1
0
/10
was
good
a
a
man
Mancini
and
bit
Fiorello
unusual
Fiorello
Mancini
was
a
good
man
and
a
bit
unusual
2
0
/9
a
his
promises
He
kept
he
politician
was
and
He
was
a
politician
and
he
kept
his
promises
3
0
/18
could
He
careful
liked
he
was
open
very
as
promised
about
and
be
he
he
as
what
to
He
was
very
careful
about
what
he
promised
and
he
liked
to
be
as
open
as
he
could
4
0
/13
and
because
secrets
said
are
very
he
dangerous
heavy
I
kept
few
secrets
I
kept
very
few
secrets
he
said
because
secrets
are
heavy
and
dangerous
5
0
/19
difficult
and
you
town
in
his
keep
Politics
even
and
more
didn't
were
secrets
open
difficult
if
very
were
Politics
in
his
town
were
very
difficult
and
even
more
difficult
if
you
were
open
and
didn't
keep
secrets
6
0
/20
help
kept
I
politics
needed
I
kept
kept
enough
alive
and
quiet
friends
I
me
in
because
never
to
who
I
kept
alive
in
politics
because
I
kept
enough
friends
who
needed
to
help
me
and
I
never
kept
quiet
7
0
/4
politicians
Quiet
are
forgotten
Quiet
politicians
are
forgotten
8
0
/18
less
who
these
By
honest
was
kept
the
he
other
politicians
with
were
he
doing
things
up
than
By
doing
these
things
he
kept
up
with
the
other
politicians
who
were
less
honest
than
he
was
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence