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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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to Darleen drive likes
Darleen likes to drive
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it her In hobby considers she fact
In fact she considers it her hobby
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thirty the she's minutes about after or down work forty Friday park for Every driven through
Every Friday after work she's driven down through the park for about thirty or forty minutes
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places new to to she likes On Saturdays drive
On Saturdays she likes to drive to new places
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map driven a head has places so in She's years for to new she her
She's driven to new places for years so she has a map in her head
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day her meeting if her could business hotel for The she a drive him to asked brother other a
The other day her brother asked her if she could drive him to a hotel for a business meeting
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was where She knew right it away
She knew where it was right away
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you here and haven't driven They so fast he thanked got that You've her there said before
They got there so fast that he said You've driven here before haven't you and thanked her
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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