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