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