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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
/4
ate
Amanda
much
too
Amanda
ate
too
much
2
0
/5
It
a
was
big
problem
It
was
a
big
problem
3
0
/11
her
she
life
liked
and
She
worries
many
had
eating
in
She
liked
eating
and
she
had
many
worries
in
her
life
4
0
/5
worried
When
she
she
ate
When
she
worried
she
ate
5
0
/15
did
eat
her
much
too
not
and
and
ate
father
regularly
mother
either
brother
Her
Her
brother
ate
regularly
and
her
father
and
mother
did
not
eat
too
much
either
6
0
/5
ate
They
balanced
a
diet
They
ate
a
balanced
diet
7
0
/11
ate
and
junk
a
Amanda
other
lot
snacks
of
But
food
But
Amanda
ate
a
lot
of
snacks
and
other
junk
food
8
0
/15
problem
how
it
she
to
She
change
but
did
know
a
this
was
knew
not
She
knew
this
was
a
problem
but
she
did
not
know
how
to
change
it
9
0
/8
she
got
becoming
older
serious
started
as
This
This
started
becoming
serious
as
she
got
older
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