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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
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0
/7
Thornton
Bob
houses
for
has
years
built
Bob
Thornton
has
built
houses
for
years
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0
/14
builder
many
things
father
is
and
from
His
his
a
Bob
learned
has
father
His
father
is
a
builder
and
Bob
has
learned
many
things
from
his
father
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0
/14
construction
company
built
a
years
they've
houses
run
for
have
many
together
and
They
They
have
run
a
construction
company
together
and
they've
built
houses
for
many
years
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0
/18
hasn't
he
the
stopped
to
make
bigger
build
is
to
Bob
but
building
successful
loves
because
It
company
It
is
successful
but
Bob
hasn't
stopped
building
to
make
the
company
bigger
because
he
loves
to
build
5
0
/10
houses
years
with
personal
He
has
built
for
a
touch
He
has
built
houses
with
a
personal
touch
for
years
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0
/8
successful
been
why
so
is
they
have
That
That
is
why
they
have
been
so
successful
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0
/19
the
to
his
built
has
Bob
run
future
also
into
son
so
the
houses
with
they
continue
can
business
Bob
has
also
built
houses
with
his
son
so
they
can
continue
to
run
the
business
into
the
future
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0
/8
for
many
years
many
Bob
houses
has
built
Bob
has
built
many
houses
for
many
years
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