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