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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
/16
at
pm
company
every
at
has
seven
since
Friday
work
started
that
he
left
Lambert
night
Lambert
has
left
work
at
seven
pm
every
Friday
night
since
he
started
at
that
company
2
0
/6
always
the
He’s
last
to
leave
He’s
always
the
last
to
leave
3
0
/21
locked
the
him
and
on
behind
his
it
of
years
shut
out
way
the
building
For
door
last
the
he’s
six
For
the
last
six
years
he’s
shut
the
door
behind
him
and
locked
it
on
his
way
out
of
the
building
4
0
/21
boss
to
forgotten
eye
the
the
he’s
a
office
turns
Sometimes
blind
in
to
it
back
but
light
shut
off
his
Sometimes
he’s
forgotten
to
shut
off
the
light
in
the
back
office
but
his
boss
turns
a
blind
eye
to
it
5
0
/9
else
reliable
That's
Lambert
is
everything
with
so
because
That's
because
Lambert
is
so
reliable
with
everything
else
6
0
/20
comes
shut
he
since
boss
work
in
to
always
on
on
Saturday
Saturday
also
His
light
off
the
can
almost
His
boss
can
also
shut
the
light
off
on
Saturday
since
he
almost
always
comes
in
to
work
on
Saturday
7
0
/18
night
has
always
He
been
the
count
shut
Lambert
on
factory
to
down
perfectly
Friday
to
able
on
He
has
always
been
able
to
count
on
Lambert
to
shut
down
the
factory
on
Friday
night
perfectly
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