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