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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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house seven thirty Sandra at everyday her has am this left year
Sandra has left her house at seven thirty am everyday this year
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work be it time needs This on for fifty is be if she still leave and to seven than at earlier to wanted could she
This is earlier than it needs to be she could leave at seven fifty and still be on time for work if she wanted to
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on work walk way the park through But she to likes the to
But she likes to walk through the park on the way to work
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the takes photograph morning she Sometimes a of park beautiful the in
Sometimes she takes a photograph in the park of the beautiful morning
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When he of it a place table at her so left on been the too has husband’s the at could copy photograph’s dinner enjoy time good she it
When the photograph’s been good she has 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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Dinner has five at she is left at always six and ten work
Dinner is at six and she has always left work at five ten
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before relax can time with to a she her for home minutes Then husband be few gets home enough
Then she can be home with enough time to relax for a few minutes before her husband gets 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