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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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Paul gave up never Nancy
Nancy Paul never gave up
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time the until She every end fought
She fought until the end every time
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she she true fought fought This or poverty when when was battles in court
This was true when she fought poverty or when she fought battles in court
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homeless she the She lawyer for fought city and was a her in
She was a lawyer and she fought for the homeless in her city
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was Her it friends to a because her losing told battle stop
Her friends told her to stop because it was a losing battle
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other people aren't fight fighting interested Poor each they poverty
Poor people fight each other they aren't interested fighting poverty
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you Why are
Why are you
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felt must gave mentality she never she this against fight so Nancy But up
But Nancy felt she must fight against this mentality so she never gave up
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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