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