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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
/9
Douglas
taste
likes
things
new
has
expensive
and
he
Douglas
likes
new
things
and
he
has
expensive
taste
2
0
/5
bought
He
a
car
new
He
bought
a
new
car
3
0
/8
has
it
The
problem
too
much
cost
is
The
problem
is
it
has
cost
too
much
4
0
/10
price
just
than
of
the
more
the
There
was
car
There
was
more
than
just
the
price
of
the
car
5
0
/18
has
as
half
a
times
car
regular
as
high
cost
would
one
and
gasoline
a
grade
much
The
The
high
grade
gasoline
has
cost
one
and
a
half
times
as
much
as
a
regular
car
would
6
0
/21
past
his
than
for
in
have
to
more
pay
Then
six
cost
months
much
the
he
car
inspections
used
service
ordinary
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
has
Porsche
now
because
Douglas
of
too
much
cost
is
selling
his
it
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