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