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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0
/6
agency
for
an
Lee
insurance
works
Lee
works
for
an
insurance
agency
2
0
/7
expertise
insurance
is
His
shipping
of
area
His
area
of
expertise
is
shipping
insurance
3
0
/20
cover
manning
the
causes
for
inadequate
ships
to
to
accidents
bad
vessel
sea
many
due
weather
at
They
from
on
They
cover
ships
for
accidents
at
sea
due
to
many
causes
from
bad
weather
to
inadequate
manning
on
the
vessel
4
0
/15
researches
the
always
him
assistants
Lee
to
companies
two
he
has
covers
he
help
and
Lee
always
researches
the
companies
he
covers
and
he
has
two
assistants
to
help
him
5
0
/16
and
It
himself
them
for
do
is
to
it
ask
characteristic
to
then
do
him
something
It
is
characteristic
for
him
to
ask
them
to
do
something
and
then
do
it
himself
6
0
/12
it
he
implies
that
them
not
It
and
they
trust
does
sense
It
implies
that
he
does
not
trust
them
and
they
sense
it
7
0
/27
This
too
does
much
an
them
he
because
but
he
is
work
creates
trust
climate
himself
so
which
it
his
that
office
unfortunate
bad
Lee
does
enjoys
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
8
0
/9
lot
He
has
people
learn
to
a
managing
about
He
has
a
lot
to
learn
about
managing
people
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 test vocabulary and expressions 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