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