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