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