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