Elroy

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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meeting investors finished a with group just Elroy a of
Elroy just finished a meeting with a group of investors
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a hire team develop in internet it that to wants expand the business can them invest business he so his to He and
He wants them to invest in his internet business so that he can expand it and hire a team to develop the business
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formally he avoiding first relationship knew words develop to because He he them at a had first addressed friendly
He addressed them formally avoiding friendly words at first because he knew he had to develop a relationship first
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responses evaluating investor relationship developing after His information for language by words that body their to observing the to gather their about and different strategy was each
His strategy for developing the relationship was to gather information about each investor by observing their body language and evaluating their responses to different words after that
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that he spoke in friendly a using knowledge way Then
Then using that knowledge he spoke in a friendly way
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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