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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
good
a
bit
Fiorello
was
a
and
man
Mancini
unusual
Fiorello
Mancini
was
a
good
man
and
a
bit
unusual
2
0
/9
he
was
He
his
promises
politician
kept
and
a
He
was
a
politician
and
he
kept
his
promises
3
0
/18
he
promised
very
he
liked
He
open
was
to
careful
what
he
could
and
be
as
about
as
He
was
very
careful
about
what
he
promised
and
he
liked
to
be
as
open
as
he
could
4
0
/13
very
secrets
and
heavy
he
secrets
said
I
kept
dangerous
because
are
few
I
kept
very
few
secrets
he
said
because
secrets
are
heavy
and
dangerous
5
0
/19
in
Politics
more
secrets
his
difficult
town
open
were
didn't
you
were
and
keep
if
and
difficult
even
very
Politics
in
his
town
were
very
difficult
and
even
more
difficult
if
you
were
open
and
didn't
keep
secrets
6
0
/20
to
quiet
because
kept
help
I
kept
politics
never
needed
friends
alive
who
enough
and
I
in
me
I
kept
I
kept
alive
in
politics
because
I
kept
enough
friends
who
needed
to
help
me
and
I
never
kept
quiet
7
0
/4
are
forgotten
Quiet
politicians
Quiet
politicians
are
forgotten
8
0
/18
doing
was
he
he
were
up
who
less
politicians
kept
other
honest
than
with
By
things
these
the
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