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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Maris
broke
girlfriend
to
After
city
he
their
daughter
took
a
with
with
off
his
new
him
After
Maris
broke
off
with
his
girlfriend
he
took
their
daughter
with
him
to
a
new
city
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he
His
new
over
authorities
to
daughter
his
ex
wanted
turn
her
had
and
the
to
their
in
girlfriend
His
ex
girlfriend
wanted
their
daughter
and
he
had
to
turn
her
over
to
the
authorities
in
his
new
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0
/7
to
his
He
keep
really
wanted
city
city
He
really
wanted
to
keep
his
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0
/15
had
social
to
a
to
prove
daughter
that
could
take
He
care
of
he
her
daughter
He
had
to
prove
that
he
could
take
care
of
her
to
a
social
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the
out
agreement
so
Finally
he
of
worker
girlfriend
ex
his
have
his
most
worked
could
daughter
with
an
he
that
worker
Finally
he
worked
out
an
agreement
with
his
ex
girlfriend
so
that
he
could
have
his
daughter
most
of
the
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he
contract
they
his
a
get
daughter
him
time
could
When
did
before
actually
over
that
read
he
made
time
When
he
did
that
they
made
him
read
over
a
contract
before
he
could
actually
get
his
daughter
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eating
she
had
sad
not
after
that
throw
up
without
every
she
eat
She
him
or
again
so
been
would
would
again
She
had
been
so
sad
without
him
that
she
would
not
eat
or
she
would
throw
up
after
eating
every
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0
/8
together
and
they
Now
very
time
are
again
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