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