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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
/11
when
a
helpful
very
girl
Janet
a
teenager
was
she
was
Janet
was
a
very
helpful
girl
when
she
was
a
teenager
2
0
/10
around
people
of
lots
things
to
did
She
her
help
She
did
lots
of
things
to
help
people
around
her
3
0
/11
every
months
brother's
cut
instance
For
her
hair
once
two
she
For
instance
she
cut
her
brother's
hair
once
every
two
months
4
0
/10
No
hair
as
as
could
cut
she
good
one
could
No
one
could
cut
hair
as
good
as
she
could
5
0
/8
also
the
her
She
in
helped
kitchen
mother
She
also
helped
her
mother
in
the
kitchen
6
0
/15
the
vegetables
easily
for
preparation
all
the
food
her
mother
cook
so
could
cut
She
She
cut
all
the
vegetables
for
the
food
preparation
so
her
mother
could
cook
easily
7
0
/13
cutting
she
sang
was
at
and
did
fast
it
while
she
very
She
She
was
very
fast
at
cutting
and
she
sang
while
she
did
it
8
0
/13
Her
she
so
because
said
well
was
father
she
girl
cut
scary
a
Her
father
said
she
was
a
scary
girl
because
she
cut
so
well
9
0
/7
She
just
when
it
heard
she
laughed
She
just
laughed
when
she
heard
it
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