Keeping his Girl
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 common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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0
/17
with
new
with
their
off
Maris
daughter
girlfriend
to
broke
took
a
him
his
city
After
he
After
Maris
broke
off
with
his
girlfriend
he
took
their
daughter
with
him
to
a
new
city
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0
/19
His
daughter
his
their
in
ex
wanted
he
turn
to
had
and
to
girlfriend
over
the
new
her
authorities
His
ex
girlfriend
wanted
their
daughter
and
he
had
to
turn
her
over
to
the
authorities
in
his
new
3
0
/7
his
city
to
keep
He
wanted
really
city
He
really
wanted
to
keep
his
4
0
/15
to
prove
social
a
could
He
daughter
of
her
that
care
take
to
had
he
daughter
He
had
to
prove
that
he
could
take
care
of
her
to
a
social
5
0
/21
the
have
ex
so
his
worked
that
an
his
he
Finally
of
worker
with
he
girlfriend
most
could
agreement
out
daughter
worker
Finally
he
worked
out
an
agreement
with
his
ex
girlfriend
so
that
he
could
have
his
daughter
most
of
the
6
0
/19
before
time
him
did
he
daughter
over
made
he
When
a
his
that
could
contract
actually
they
get
read
time
When
he
did
that
they
made
him
read
over
a
contract
before
he
could
actually
get
his
daughter
7
0
/21
throw
she
again
him
not
without
so
she
She
every
up
after
would
or
eat
that
been
had
sad
eating
would
again
She
had
been
so
sad
without
him
that
she
would
not
eat
or
she
would
throw
up
after
eating
every
8
0
/8
and
again
they
time
Now
are
together
very
time
Now
they
are
together
again
and
very
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 common phrasal verbs 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