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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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half every on past one sat years for hours the four and Joel’s day the a for bus
Joel’s sat on the bus for one and a half hours every day for the past four years
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minutes it usually bus is sat He’s the the forty five for but is in so morning crowded stressful since
He’s sat for forty five minutes in the morning but it is usually stressful since the bus is so crowded
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home he’s Then after the forty on way work sat another five for minutes
Then after work he’s sat for another forty five minutes on the way home
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day down a of the quite sits with is He plump since usually the at tired most end days he
He usually sits down with a plump at the end of the day since he is quite tired most days
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the bus watch the always can the he’s And of sat road front and so he enjoy at view the
And he’s always sat at the front of the bus so he can watch the road and enjoy the view
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big labour when so does sits He it manual bonus a he feels is he
He does manual labour so when he sits he feels it is a big bonus
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sits the cannot relax like he he if on bus student a beside since he But doesn’t kids
But if he sits beside a student on the bus he cannot relax since he doesn’t like kids
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much He squirm and they move thinks too
He thinks they squirm and move too much
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riding All all bus the likes in Joel
All in all Joel likes riding the bus
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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