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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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everyday Angela read
Angela read everyday
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finish books much read 100 a Because could almost she so year she
Because she read so much she could finish almost 100 books a year
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and very become wanted she her was She reading important too thought readers to children
She thought reading was very important and she wanted her children to become readers too
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That’s them everyday she to read aloud why
That’s why she read aloud to them everyday
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she of And books course just read didn’t
And of course she didn’t just read books
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read magazines She paper the articles and she in read
She read the paper and she read articles in magazines
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husband read together and the her Sometimes she for children
Sometimes she and her husband read together for the children
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and fun that were amusing They read stories
They read stories that were fun and amusing
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children readers just her Her like certainly will become
Her children will certainly become readers just like her
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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