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