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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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everyday am thirty seven her left at Sandra house
Sandra left her house at seven thirty am everyday
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than it needed was to This be earlier
This was earlier than it needed to be
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still work at wanted seven She if time be fifty could to for she on and left have
She could have left at seven fifty and still be on time for work if she wanted to
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early the she the walk because park way left work she to to through But on liked
But she left early because she liked to walk through the park on the way to work
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park took photograph of morning beautiful in a the the she Sometimes
Sometimes she took a photograph in the park of the beautiful morning
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too time so at the of it table copy husband’s If dinner it the enjoy photograph left on good he place could her she was at a
If the photograph was good she left a copy of it on her husband’s place at the table at dinner time so he could enjoy it too
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six five ten Dinner and almost was at work at everyday left she
Dinner was at six and she left work at five ten almost everyday
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few to be Then before time for home got relax her enough a could minutes with husband she home
Then she could be home with enough time to relax for a few minutes before her husband got home
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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