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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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movies liked to Dean see
Dean liked to see movies
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saw after came they the out movies all days within new He
He saw all the new movies within days after they came out
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a once saw in least face his sometimes more lived in the week cinema People who his town at
People who lived in his town saw his face in the cinema at least once a week sometimes more
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his see You the light so much movies that of mother said never He liked day
He liked movies so much that his mother said You never see the light of day
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those watching Stop movies sometime outside and go
Stop watching those movies and go outside sometime
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even movies watched He languages different in
He even watched movies in different languages
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He heard actors the voices and enjoyed natural saw them the because of subtitles the he
He enjoyed them because he saw the subtitles and heard the natural voices of the actors
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liked very much this He
He liked this very much
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watched never his many so because much movies though he saw He neighbours
He never saw his neighbours much though because he watched so many movies
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joke it outside became of theatre surprising almost and a thought a saw Anyone it who him was
Anyone who saw him outside of a theatre thought it was surprising and it almost became a joke
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence