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
1
0
/17
to
off
After
broke
with
he
city
Maris
him
daughter
a
his
girlfriend
took
with
their
new
After
Maris
broke
off
with
his
girlfriend
he
took
their
daughter
with
him
to
a
new
city
2
0
/19
ex
he
authorities
in
and
turn
to
girlfriend
his
her
the
new
His
over
their
had
to
daughter
wanted
His
ex
girlfriend
wanted
their
daughter
and
he
had
to
turn
her
over
to
the
authorities
in
his
new
3
0
/7
to
wanted
He
city
really
his
keep
city
He
really
wanted
to
keep
his
4
0
/15
that
He
daughter
to
care
a
he
her
take
of
prove
to
social
could
had
daughter
He
had
to
prove
that
he
could
take
care
of
her
to
a
social
5
0
/21
out
agreement
his
with
ex
Finally
could
worked
that
of
his
he
the
an
so
he
most
girlfriend
daughter
worker
have
worker
Finally
he
worked
out
an
agreement
with
his
ex
girlfriend
so
that
he
could
have
his
daughter
most
of
the
6
0
/19
read
he
before
him
over
they
get
could
actually
made
he
his
contract
daughter
that
time
did
When
a
time
When
he
did
that
they
made
him
read
over
a
contract
before
he
could
actually
get
his
daughter
7
0
/21
would
so
She
she
she
again
not
or
eat
eating
sad
without
every
that
throw
him
had
would
been
up
after
again
She
had
been
so
sad
without
him
that
she
would
not
eat
or
she
would
throw
up
after
eating
every
8
0
/8
they
are
very
Now
again
time
together
and
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