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