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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
/4
things
Colleen
softly
said
Colleen
said
things
softly
2
0
/7
her
Yet
talked
heard
when
everyone
she
Yet
when
she
talked
everyone
heard
her
3
0
/13
that
not
It
the
important
was
tone
was
volume
was
it
her
for
It
was
not
the
volume
that
was
important
for
her
it
was
tone
4
0
/14
was
When
important
tone
her
that
something
it
message
very
said
conveyed
Colleen
the
When
Colleen
said
something
her
tone
conveyed
the
message
that
it
was
very
important
5
0
/12
talk
how
know
many
She
that
to
officials
not
said
did
properly
She
said
that
many
officials
did
not
know
how
to
talk
properly
6
0
/23
volume
said
too
urgency
importance
things
much
enough
not
stress
it
and
they
said
They
they
things
of
and
the
when
with
did
They
said
things
with
too
much
urgency
and
volume
and
when
they
said
things
they
did
not
stress
the
importance
of
it
enough
7
0
/22
volume
only
Saying
she
was
flatly
and
said
the
with
increases
disagreed
important
When
people
her
things
more
louder
said
that
noise
When
people
disagreed
with
her
and
said
that
volume
was
more
important
she
flatly
said
Saying
things
louder
only
increases
the
noise
8
0
/4
had
strong
She
opinions
She
had
strong
opinions
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