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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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
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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
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to wanted He city really his keep
city He really wanted to keep his
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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
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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
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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
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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
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they are very Now again time together and
time Now they are together again and very
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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 common phrasal verbs 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