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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
/10
morning
breakfast
streets
ran
before
every
the
in
almost
Madison
Madison
ran
in
the
streets
almost
every
morning
before
breakfast
2
0
/8
and
ran
good
She
feel
keep
fit
to
She
ran
to
keep
fit
and
feel
good
3
0
/19
She
work
for
because
keep
health
politician
she
hard
office
running
was
a
very
to
needed
and
her
is
She
needed
to
keep
her
health
because
she
was
a
politician
and
running
for
office
is
very
hard
work
4
0
/11
She
years
ran
four
for
office
she
and
every
won
usually
She
ran
for
office
every
four
years
and
usually
she
won
5
0
/15
most
that
government
up
shock
deficit
ran
a
her
amazing
was
would
It
people
because
It
was
amazing
because
her
government
ran
up
a
deficit
that
would
shock
most
people
6
0
/14
the
municipal
Since
about
they
ran
government
debt
she
didn’t
know
for
office
much
Since
she
ran
for
municipal
office
they
didn’t
know
much
about
the
government
debt
7
0
/10
needed
of
the
But
running
she
help
a
city
lot
But
she
needed
a
lot
of
help
running
the
city
8
0
/15
much
time
meetings
ran
too
talked
out
of
she
her
She
of
most
in
because
She
ran
out
of
time
in
most
of
her
meetings
because
she
talked
too
much
9
0
/11
her
assistant
well
She
an
needed
to
help
manage
time
her
She
needed
an
assistant
to
help
her
manage
her
time
well
10
0
/12
best
In
one
before
fact
did
running
the
thing
breakfast
was
she
In
fact
the
one
thing
she
did
best
was
running
before
breakfast
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