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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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something Angela’s read everyday
Angela’s read something everyday
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almost books so much year read finish she’s can one a she hundred Because
Because she’s read so much she can finish almost one hundred books a year
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her wants She too is important and readers reading children become thinks very to she
She thinks reading is very important and she wants her children to become readers too
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everyday why she’s them aloud read That’s to
That’s why she’s read aloud to them everyday
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course read hasn’t And she just books of
And of course she hasn’t just read books
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read magazines She’s the and articles in she’s read paper
She’s read the paper and she’s read articles in magazines
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read and together she the her for husband have children even Sometimes
Sometimes she and her husband have even read together for the children
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and are amusing stories fun that They’ve read
They’ve read stories that are fun and amusing
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like certainly Her her readers become will children just
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