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