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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 runs Madison
Madison runs everyday
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before Madison years breakfast run has for
Madison has run before breakfast for years
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to and to She feel likes keep fit good run
She likes to run to keep fit and feel good
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she very keep her health hard is to needs because is work running office She for politician and a
She needs to keep her health because she is a politician and running for office is very hard work
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four years She for run for office has sixteen every years
She has run for office every four years for sixteen years
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keeps winning elections She the
She keeps winning the elections
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debt run citizens would is shock amazing a up because her most government It has that
It is amazing because her government has run up a debt that would shock most citizens
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are not it aware of Since a local many debt election is the people
Since it is a local election many people are not aware of the debt
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lot running the she help of needs a city But
But she needs a lot of help running the city
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too talks has of most in her run much out She she meetings time because of
She has run out of time in most of her meetings because she talks too much
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to time assistant manage an She well needs her her help
She needs an assistant to help her manage her time well
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she best the In thing fact does before one is breakfast running
In fact the one thing she does best is running before breakfast
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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