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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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things everyday almost Candace has lost
Candace has lost things almost everyday
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and she organised why very lost has that’s is things not She
She is not very organised and that’s why she has lost things
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Some she has lost car her days keys
Some days she has lost her car keys
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Other days makeup she has lost her
Other days she has lost her makeup
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she almost finds finds things until always she but always almost She them panics again
She almost always finds things again but until she finds them she almost always panics
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mind her a she If will miracle doesn’t it be lose
If she doesn’t lose her mind it will be a miracle
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never things lose says completely After though I she things she finds
After she finds things though she says I never lose things completely
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to had realised organised or weeks more But lost better few might out that she a a ago she have worker to get she
But a few weeks ago she realised that she had to get more organised or she might have lost out to a better worker
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efficient her less disorganised makes Being
Being disorganised makes her less efficient
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done work faster workers other get Then
Then other workers get work done faster
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She lost everything and job she might would have lost her have then
She might have lost her job and then she would have lost everything
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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

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