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