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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
/5
never
has
Dinah
hurt
anyone
Dinah
has
never
hurt
anyone
2
0
/4
been
kind
always
She's
She's
always
been
kind
3
0
/7
people
kind
haven't
been
other
so
But
But
other
people
haven't
been
so
kind
4
0
/7
in
is
Another
her
boy
uncaring
class
Another
boy
in
her
class
is
uncaring
5
0
/4
children
other
He's
hurt
He's
hurt
other
children
6
0
/4
hurt
He's
sometimes
animals
He's
hurt
animals
sometimes
7
0
/10
he's
time
every
or
hurt
He's
something
someone
hurt
Dinah
He's
hurt
Dinah
every
time
he's
hurt
someone
or
something
8
0
/12
she
when
bad
happen
she
feels
because
thing
That's
hurt
a
sees
That's
because
she
feels
hurt
when
she
sees
a
bad
thing
happen
9
0
/6
Another
yell
to
boy
alot
likes
Another
boy
likes
to
yell
alot
10
0
/15
very
much
ears
he
Dinah's
yells
every
time
hurt
she
so
doesn't
him
like
have
Dinah's
ears
have
hurt
every
time
he
yells
so
she
doesn't
like
him
very
much
11
0
/4
likes
people
gentle
Dinah
Dinah
likes
gentle
people
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