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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 grammar patterns fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/9
Lego
things
to
blocks
loved
of
out
make
Joey
Joey
loved
to
make
things
out
of
Lego
blocks
2
0
/12
old
was
years
When
he
Lego
six
his
blocks
toy
favorite
were
When
he
was
six
years
old
Lego
blocks
were
his
favorite
toy
3
0
/17
But
to
younger
his
was
liked
that
and
age
things
he
brother
two
old
break
years
at
But
his
younger
brother
was
two
years
old
and
he
liked
to
break
things
at
that
age
4
0
/11
made
He
broke
Lego
that
things
of
brother
out
his
always
He
always
broke
things
that
his
brother
made
out
of
Lego
5
0
/7
He
things
didn't
breaking
he
was
know
He
didn't
know
he
was
breaking
things
6
0
/7
was
He
knew
it
only
fun
that
He
only
knew
that
it
was
fun
7
0
/11
broke
he
heart
when
toys
Sometimes
brother's
his
his
broke
he
Sometimes
he
broke
his
brother's
heart
when
he
broke
his
toys
8
0
/8
upset
that
Joey
got
often
cried
so
he
Joey
got
so
upset
that
he
often
cried
9
0
/18
he
toys
broke
the
brother's
to
punish
his
him
almost
when
lego
bones
he
But
block
sometimes
broke
But
sometimes
he
almost
broke
his
brother's
bones
to
punish
him
when
he
broke
the
lego
block
toys
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 grammar patterns 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