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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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clean his kept Alex house has
Alex has kept his house clean
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his it most cleaner kept than he's Perhaps of friends
Perhaps he's kept it cleaner than most of his friends
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He's three house into a week moved the times his laundry own done he since
He's done the laundry three times a week since he moved into his own house
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the he's boy right exception without meal dishes a he after since done And the was
And he's done the dishes right after the meal without exception since he was a boy
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organized from time work his He's he the done gets has after now home that right even vacuuming he
He's even done the vacuuming right after he gets home from work now that he has organized his time
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hasn't it He thought much too was
He hasn't thought it was too much
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relax him it's house clean and his likes He helped
He likes his house clean and it's helped him relax
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but he it worried does first don't the same about they friends His think as at
His friends worried about it at first but they don't think the same as he does
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don't few sink dirty in dishes about bit the They a dirt don't worry a mind and they of
They don't worry about a bit of dirt and they don't mind a few dirty dishes in the sink
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are friends and but they very different this important his haven't thought Alex was
Alex and his friends are different but they haven't thought this was very important
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friends good They are
They are good friends
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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