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