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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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friends with at Darius his was school
Darius was at school with his friends
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about talking dinosaurs They were
They were talking about dinosaurs
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was of told dinosaur biggest friends which him One his the
One of his friends told him which dinosaur was the biggest
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said the one fastest Then which another was
Then another said which one was the fastest
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was of knew the But one none them which smartest
But none of them knew which one was the smartest
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and said he out could Darius they agreed find
Darius said he could find out and they agreed
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Darius found of out lots always things
Darius always found out lots of things
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social he name studies of the who in the for liked countries class out out of class in He found lots tallest found who and mountain
He found out who liked who in class and he found out the name of the tallest mountain in lots of countries for social studies class
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a Finding things hobby out for him was
Finding things out was a hobby for him
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make volcano even found his three for and class He to a science friends ways
He and his friends even found three ways to make a volcano for science class
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strong It was his point
It was his strong point
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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