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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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good always fresh new people a met something of expectation Julia with
Julia always met new people with a fresh expectation of something good
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person It feel the made other good
It made the other person feel good
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eye eye gave always them to good and met a She firm handshake
She met them eye to eye and always gave a good firm handshake
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same She way challenges met the
She met challenges the same way
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from a something and it all She friends good her challenge knew expected
She expected something good from a challenge and her friends all knew it
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her same they people the as standards had she good met and expectations being did They as
They met her standards as being good people and they had the same expectations as she did
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after on the way work Friday She with up nights friends met home on her
She met up with her friends on Friday nights after work on the way home
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and or to maybe a to go They as beer same two together well dinner restaurant have the and liked
They liked to go to the same restaurant and have dinner together and maybe a beer or two as well
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promised over to they could if Then weekend the they meet all sometime up again
Then they all promised to meet up again sometime over the weekend if they could
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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