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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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job lot Danny’s on his with up a put
Danny’s put up with a lot on his job
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difficult money dirty dangerous for does he and It’s of a it and get lot not
It’s dirty difficult and dangerous and he does not get a lot of money for it
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of out for long a He’s firefighter he’s a fires lot time put a so been
He’s been a firefighter for a long time so he’s put out a lot of fires
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doesn't mean out put that everyday fires but job He hasn’t is easy his
He hasn’t put out fires everyday but that doesn't mean his job is easy
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out are when of time everyday put training put physical lots doing no to in He's fires hard there
He's put in lots of time doing hard physical training everyday when there are no fires to put out
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after cause have fires He’s put put to explain also releases the out fire press out total the damage of been the and
He’s also put out press releases after fires have been put out to explain the cause of the fire and the total damage
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they The questions the men press and not ask difficult of from lot are polite a often
The men from the press ask a lot of difficult questions and they are often not polite
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job a Danny’s his up lot with put on
Danny’s put up with a lot on his job
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence