Characteristic Weakness

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 test vocabulary and expressions fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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Lee insurance works agency an for
Lee works for an insurance agency
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His shipping insurance of expertise is area
His area of expertise is shipping insurance
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ships vessel to to for many manning the sea causes They from on cover at accidents due weather bad inadequate
They cover ships for accidents at sea due to many causes from bad weather to inadequate manning on the vessel
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always he researches he companies two covers him has assistants the to Lee help and
Lee always researches the companies he covers and he has two assistants to help him
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something him to It and is to it himself do them characteristic ask do for then
It is characteristic for him to ask them to do something and then do it himself
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trust does he them It sense implies and not they it that
It implies that he does not trust them and they sense it
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Lee himself it much too he does creates office bad an that because climate which is he work unfortunate enjoys does so his This trust them but
This creates an unfortunate office climate which is too bad because Lee does trust them but he enjoys his work so much that he does it himself
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a to about managing people He lot learn has
He has a lot to learn about managing people
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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 test vocabulary and expressions 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