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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
/6
came
home
lunch
everyday
Eugene
for
Eugene
came
home
everyday
for
lunch
2
0
/13
at
it
could
He
lunch
fresh
because
to
liked
he
eat
home
cook
He
liked
to
eat
lunch
at
home
because
he
could
cook
it
fresh
3
0
/9
he
One
however
day
didn't
home
for
lunch
come
One
day
however
he
didn't
come
home
for
lunch
4
0
/11
lunch
at
because
staff
the
had
meeting
a
staff
That
was
That
was
because
the
staff
had
a
staff
meeting
at
lunch
5
0
/13
a
restaurant
local
staff
at
a
meeting
that
special
they
was
It
had
It
was
a
special
staff
meeting
that
they
had
at
a
local
restaurant
6
0
/13
Eugene
looked
meeting
to
and
both
the
forward
food
the
it
for
for
Eugene
looked
forward
to
it
both
for
the
meeting
and
for
the
food
7
0
/11
come
for
to
lunch
because
also
didn't
And
have
he
home
And
also
because
he
didn't
have
to
come
home
for
lunch
8
0
/5
was
for
It
him
easy
It
was
easy
for
him
9
0
/5
fresh
He
lunches
cooked
loved
He
loved
fresh
cooked
lunches
10
0
/8
why
That's
he
for
came
lunch
home
everyday
That's
why
everyday
he
came
home
for
lunch
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