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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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Lisa playing in and the together Edward love sand
Lisa and Edward love playing in the sand together
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they year both a and Sunday old almost four with played the in for on have cars They sandbox are years
They are both four years old and they have played with cars in the sandbox on Sunday for almost a year
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and Lisa Edward has has dug buildings tunnels to dug with up sand make
Lisa has dug tunnels and Edward has dug up sand to make buildings with
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every have getting tired for hours without They afternoon dug
They have dug for hours every afternoon without getting tired
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through Lisa has carefully week the very do tunnels sand not Every the so dug collapse
Every week Lisa has dug through the sand very carefully so the tunnels do not collapse
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into corner moist sand dug of the get the sandbox Edward the has to
Edward has dug into the corner of the sandbox to get the moist sand
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thinks building better with for he That is
That is better for building with he thinks
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like them pictures show playing Their mothers them have in taken of to how the sandbox much they digging
Their mothers have taken pictures of them playing in the sandbox to show them how much they like digging
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence