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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
/5
said
has
things
many
Colleen
Colleen
has
said
many
things
2
0
/9
has
always
voice
quiet
in
said
them
She
a
She
has
always
said
them
in
a
quiet
voice
3
0
/9
Yet
her
everyone
when
has
has
talked
she
heard
Yet
when
she
has
talked
everyone
has
heard
her
4
0
/13
is
not
tone
volume
is
important
It
it
for
is
that
her
the
It
is
not
the
volume
that
is
important
for
her
it
is
tone
5
0
/16
it
has
the
that
tone
conveyed
something
has
very
said
Whenever
Colleen
important
her
was
message
Whenever
Colleen
has
said
something
her
tone
has
conveyed
the
message
that
it
was
very
important
6
0
/13
to
do
know
has
many
how
that
She
said
officials
properly
not
talk
She
has
said
that
many
officials
do
not
know
how
to
talk
properly
7
0
/9
They
volume
and
things
urgency
say
with
much
too
They
say
things
with
too
much
urgency
and
volume
8
0
/12
with
often
make
though
everything
seem
They
to
important
try
their
volume
They
often
try
to
make
everything
seem
important
with
their
volume
though
9
0
/12
people
with
important
Many
and
that
disagreed
more
said
is
her
volume
Many
people
disagreed
with
her
and
said
that
volume
is
more
important
10
0
/11
things
flatly
noise
Saying
said
louder
She
only
has
the
increases
She
has
flatly
said
Saying
things
louder
only
increases
the
noise
11
0
/4
opinions
has
She
strong
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