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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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0
/8
America
ago
several
Wen
came
to
Lei
years
Wen
Lei
came
to
America
several
years
ago
2
0
/7
to
learn
many
He
had
new
things
He
had
to
learn
many
new
things
3
0
/13
his
an
was
life
how
American
student
He
days
in
telling
those
was
He
was
telling
an
American
student
how
his
life
was
in
those
days
4
0
/14
went
was
I
to
difficult
he
school
English
everyday
still
said
it
the
but
I
went
to
the
English
school
everyday
but
it
was
still
difficult
he
said
5
0
/12
went
I
the
job
school
time
to
After
on
had
part
I
After
school
I
went
on
to
the
part
time
job
I
had
6
0
/7
Then
to
apartment
I
went
my
back
Then
I
went
back
to
my
apartment
7
0
/11
nights
on
young
the
Did
Friday
go
asked
American
you
out
Did
you
go
out
on
Friday
nights
asked
the
young
American
8
0
/10
problems
going
my
No
because
I
in
homework
through
was
No
because
I
was
going
through
problems
in
my
homework
9
0
/7
first
liked
get
done
that
I
to
I
liked
to
get
that
done
first
10
0
/16
went
and
concentrate
could
quiet
it
into
was
I
work
library
because
there
I
to
the
I
went
into
the
library
to
work
because
it
was
quiet
and
I
could
concentrate
there
11
0
/11
the
library
of
usually
went
down
I
into
the
basement
building
I
usually
went
down
into
the
basement
of
the
library
building
12
0
/7
study
booths
They
there
lots
had
of
They
had
lots
of
study
booths
there
13
0
/16
sometimes
for
cafeteria
I
break
several
up
I
for
went
the
a
but
stayed
hours
to
I
stayed
for
several
hours
but
sometimes
I
went
up
to
the
cafeteria
for
a
break
14
0
/5
had
then
I
coke
a
I
had
a
coke
then
15
0
/8
nights
Friday
did
I
That
what
is
on
That
is
what
I
did
on
Friday
nights
16
0
/7
a
was
Wen
serious
quite
Lei
student
Wen
Lei
was
quite
a
serious
student
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