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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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learned quickly Hera
Hera learned quickly
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and way in she way still She work was that that was at school
She was that way in school and at work she was still that way
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learned she and others thinking learned She copying concepts by and and reviewing reviewing languages by
She learned languages by copying others and she learned concepts by thinking and reviewing and reviewing
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she she was thought smart so well because Other staff learned
Other staff thought she learned so well because she was smart
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learned she many away things right learned reviewed used times everything and truth she and she The the fast new she because is studied
The truth is she learned fast because she studied and reviewed everything many times and she used the new things she learned right away
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a like using slower she machines though little of was She skills learned bit hurting afraid because herself
She learned skills like using machines a little bit slower though because she was afraid of hurting herself
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forgot how she But use she learned never machine to once a
But once she learned how to use a machine she never forgot
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Hera I you say learning could guess liked
I guess you could say Hera liked learning
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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