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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
1
0
/12
something
met
new
people
Julia
a
with
fresh
expectation
of
good
always
Julia
always
met
new
people
with
a
fresh
expectation
of
something
good
2
0
/7
other
feel
It
person
the
made
good
It
made
the
other
person
feel
good
3
0
/13
to
a
handshake
always
firm
them
eye
and
eye
met
gave
good
She
She
met
them
eye
to
eye
and
always
gave
a
good
firm
handshake
4
0
/6
the
challenges
She
way
same
met
She
met
challenges
the
same
way
5
0
/13
and
knew
She
good
a
from
something
challenge
all
it
her
friends
expected
She
expected
something
good
from
a
challenge
and
her
friends
all
knew
it
6
0
/17
same
they
the
standards
met
being
her
They
expectations
people
and
did
had
as
good
she
as
They
met
her
standards
as
being
good
people
and
they
had
the
same
expectations
as
she
did
7
0
/15
on
way
She
her
the
nights
met
with
work
after
on
up
Friday
home
friends
She
met
up
with
her
friends
on
Friday
nights
after
work
on
the
way
home
8
0
/20
or
liked
the
to
to
together
two
restaurant
same
and
They
go
as
maybe
well
a
have
beer
and
dinner
They
liked
to
go
to
the
same
restaurant
and
have
dinner
together
and
maybe
a
beer
or
two
as
well
9
0
/15
they
all
meet
up
if
could
promised
over
weekend
again
Then
the
to
they
sometime
Then
they
all
promised
to
meet
up
again
sometime
over
the
weekend
if
they
could
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence