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