Small Cruise Vacations

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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a small Ming ship cruise for young wealthy runs people
Ming runs a small cruise ship for wealthy young people
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his give customers to he forward He loves vacation work looks giving his and can best the
He loves his work and looks forward to giving his customers the best vacation he can give
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an proud is He has of which reputation excellent he
He has an excellent reputation which he is proud of
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his since also will His down staff reputation difficult reputation cannot he is have bring that
His reputation is also difficult since he cannot have staff that will bring his reputation down
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He requires good least at are them proof references have they to four leaders that and
He requires them to have at least four references and proof that they are good leaders
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they that first training aid also have He requires
He also requires that they have first aid training
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their aid on checks dates first the He certificates
He checks the dates on their first aid certificates
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certificate to has pay a If for them get expires to recertified he
If a certificate expires he has to pay for them to get recertified
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people it a work and and he fun difficult Ming but and in is finds safe challenging customers always managing way does his
Ming finds his work difficult but managing people and customers is fun and challenging and he always does it in a safe way
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why an That's such excellent has he reputation
That's why he has such an excellent reputation
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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