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