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