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
said
has
Colleen
things
many
Colleen
has
said
many
things
2
0
/9
them
She
always
said
a
in
has
voice
quiet
She
has
always
said
them
in
a
quiet
voice
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0
/9
her
Yet
everyone
has
she
heard
talked
when
has
Yet
when
she
has
talked
everyone
has
heard
her
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/13
is
it
the
important
not
for
It
is
volume
is
her
that
tone
It
is
not
the
volume
that
is
important
for
her
it
is
tone
5
0
/16
Whenever
important
has
conveyed
very
something
it
her
that
message
said
was
the
has
tone
Colleen
Whenever
Colleen
has
said
something
her
tone
has
conveyed
the
message
that
it
was
very
important
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0
/13
talk
has
properly
many
She
do
said
to
know
that
officials
not
how
She
has
said
that
many
officials
do
not
know
how
to
talk
properly
7
0
/9
volume
much
too
and
things
They
with
urgency
say
They
say
things
with
too
much
urgency
and
volume
8
0
/12
They
seem
with
their
to
volume
though
everything
important
try
often
make
They
often
try
to
make
everything
seem
important
with
their
volume
though
9
0
/12
important
more
that
Many
her
is
and
with
said
disagreed
volume
people
Many
people
disagreed
with
her
and
said
that
volume
is
more
important
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0
/11
noise
increases
things
She
said
the
flatly
Saying
only
louder
has
She
has
flatly
said
Saying
things
louder
only
increases
the
noise
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0
/4
strong
has
opinions
She
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