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