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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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is a Mancini and unusual a bit good Fiorello man
Fiorello Mancini is a good man and a bit unusual
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is promises at kept and his He politician the same has he time a
He is a politician and at the same time he has kept his promises
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is what he about He careful promises very
He is very careful about what he promises
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as to be he also He as open can likes
He also likes to be as open as he can
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I've says dangerous secrets are kept he because very heavy secrets few and
I've kept very few secrets he says because secrets are heavy and dangerous
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people's if difficult haven't more open and very secrets and Politics even difficult kept is you are
Politics is very difficult and even more difficult if you are open and haven't kept people's secrets
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need I've to enough politics alive who and friends never quiet kept in help I've because me I've kept kept
I've kept alive in politics because I've kept enough friends who need to help me and I've never kept quiet
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politicians are forgotten Quiet
Quiet politicians are forgotten
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are politicians honest By who than is doing these things less up he has he kept the other with
By doing these things he has kept up with the other politicians who are less honest than he is
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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