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