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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
/9
ball
The
thud
ground
a
with
hit
dull
the
The
ball
hit
the
ground
with
a
dull
thud
2
0
/5
was
out
Dimpho
knew
he
Dimpho
knew
he
was
out
3
0
/11
a
was
playing
and
just
hit
He
ball
he
foul
baseball
He
was
playing
baseball
and
he
just
hit
a
foul
ball
4
0
/17
lightly
and
head
one
to
players
on
He
team
hit
walked
the
the
him
of
his
back
He
walked
back
to
his
team
and
one
of
the
players
hit
him
lightly
on
the
head
5
0
/10
it
worry
next
about
time
hit
it
you
can
Don't
Don't
worry
about
it
you
can
hit
it
next
time
6
0
/10
he
a
It's
to
small
target
difficult
such
said
hit
It's
difficult
to
hit
such
a
small
target
he
said
7
0
/13
practice
was
for
was
and
trying
It
the
time
Dimpho
baseball
first
time
It
was
practice
time
and
Dimpho
was
trying
baseball
for
the
first
time
8
0
/8
was
it
but
He
it
difficult
quite
liked
He
liked
it
but
it
was
quite
difficult
9
0
/13
Let's
road
friend
practice
home
and
the
After
go
the
hit
his
said
After
the
practice
his
friend
said
Let's
hit
the
road
and
go
home
10
0
/8
said
Yeah
that
and
sounds
Dimpho
sighed
good
Dimpho
sighed
and
said
Yeah
that
sounds
good
11
0
/4
They
went
quietly
home
They
went
home
quietly
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