say-perfect_tense
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
/5
Colleen
has
things
said
many
Colleen
has
said
many
things
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0
/9
has
them
quiet
voice
always
said
a
in
She
She
has
always
said
them
in
a
quiet
voice
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0
/9
heard
Yet
her
has
everyone
when
talked
has
she
Yet
when
she
has
talked
everyone
has
heard
her
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0
/13
volume
tone
for
is
it
is
It
the
important
her
is
that
not
It
is
not
the
volume
that
is
important
for
her
it
is
tone
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0
/16
message
it
conveyed
that
said
important
tone
Whenever
something
was
the
has
has
Colleen
very
her
Whenever
Colleen
has
said
something
her
tone
has
conveyed
the
message
that
it
was
very
important
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0
/13
She
said
do
not
that
properly
know
talk
many
has
officials
how
to
She
has
said
that
many
officials
do
not
know
how
to
talk
properly
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0
/9
much
say
volume
with
too
urgency
They
and
things
They
say
things
with
too
much
urgency
and
volume
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0
/12
often
everything
volume
with
seem
make
try
though
their
to
important
They
They
often
try
to
make
everything
seem
important
with
their
volume
though
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/12
people
is
her
disagreed
important
more
Many
with
volume
and
that
said
Many
people
disagreed
with
her
and
said
that
volume
is
more
important
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0
/11
things
louder
She
only
Saying
flatly
has
noise
the
increases
said
She
has
flatly
said
Saying
things
louder
only
increases
the
noise
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0
/4
has
She
strong
opinions
She
has
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