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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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milk from the store she home same bread from has bought weekly and eggs moved since Nan away
Nan has bought milk eggs and bread weekly from the same store since she moved away from home
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has usually Well she
Well she usually has
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often bought and so quite often she bread quite but eggs milk bought hasn't She's
She's bought bread and milk quite often but she hasn't bought eggs quite so often
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time she's because a That's at eggs bought a dozen always
That's because she's always bought a dozen eggs at a time
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her been has But real problem vegetables
But her real problem has been vegetables
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always amounts bought and has so can't in buy more she small than often they spoil she actually She them needed
She can't buy them in small amounts so she has always bought more than she actually needed and they often spoil
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she more always buys Then
Then she always buys more
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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 grammar patterns 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

More Grammar Practice

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