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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
likes
expensive
Douglas
he
new
has
things
taste
and
Douglas
likes
new
things
and
he
has
expensive
taste
2
0
/5
car
new
a
He
bought
He
bought
a
new
car
3
0
/8
problem
has
much
cost
is
it
The
too
The
problem
is
it
has
cost
too
much
4
0
/10
just
the
car
than
was
more
There
the
of
price
There
was
more
than
just
the
price
of
the
car
5
0
/18
as
one
gasoline
times
has
a
a
much
half
would
regular
car
as
grade
The
high
cost
and
The
high
grade
gasoline
has
cost
one
and
a
half
times
as
much
as
a
regular
car
would
6
0
/21
to
car
in
much
six
inspections
more
used
have
his
the
pay
service
past
months
Then
ordinary
he
for
than
cost
Then
in
the
past
six
months
service
inspections
have
cost
much
more
than
he
used
to
pay
for
his
ordinary
car
7
0
/14
thinking
of
selling
too
his
Douglas
is
now
has
because
cost
it
much
Porsche
Douglas
is
thinking
of
selling
his
Porsche
now
because
it
has
cost
too
much
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