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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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to America new Wen Lei is
Wen Lei is new to America
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has learn He new things many to
He has to learn many new things
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American his recently an student He's been has how telling life
He's telling an American student how his life has been recently
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Recently to good can't he find study place a
Recently he can't find a good place to study
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work and gone can concentrate I there into library quiet I've is because the it to
I've gone into the library to work because it is quiet and I can concentrate there
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chairs open there no recently But are
But recently there are no open chairs
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basement the into of I've the library building open down no there chairs gone are When
When there are no open chairs I've gone down into the basement of the library building
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lots booths there of have study They
They have lots of study booths there
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hours cafeteria I break stay I've to for up the gone for a but several sometimes
I stay for several hours but sometimes I've gone up to the cafeteria for a break
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Wen Lei serious quite a is student
Wen Lei is quite a serious student
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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