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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
/9
debt
credit
card
Karl
down
every
paid
his
month
Karl
paid
down
his
credit
card
debt
every
month
2
0
/17
at
pay
he
He
that
owed
the
to
year
also
end
money
of
taxes
monthly
every
saved
He
also
saved
money
monthly
to
pay
taxes
that
he
owed
at
the
end
of
every
year
3
0
/11
common
not
sense
did
many
This
is
people
it
but
just
This
is
just
common
sense
but
not
many
people
did
it
4
0
/10
too
paid
like
other
many
attention
to
things
Karl
this
Karl
paid
attention
to
many
other
things
like
this
too
5
0
/10
organised
He
it
paid
handsomely
kept
and
off
life
his
He
kept
his
life
organised
and
it
paid
off
handsomely
6
0
/7
worries
He
extra
fewer
money
and
had
He
had
extra
money
and
fewer
worries
7
0
/10
company
have
to
comfortable
paid
enough
His
a
lifestyle
him
His
company
paid
him
enough
to
have
a
comfortable
lifestyle
8
0
/20
his
so
more
could
every
money
to
pay
into
of
have
he
a
he
mortgage
month
keep
investments
didn’t
But
But
he
didn’t
have
a
mortgage
so
he
could
keep
more
of
his
money
to
pay
into
investments
every
month
9
0
/11
income
more
investments
and
him
interest
even
The
that
gave
paid
The
investments
paid
interest
and
that
gave
him
even
more
income
10
0
/7
glad
was
organised
is
he
so
Karl
Karl
is
glad
he
was
so
organised
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