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