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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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lot Ted slept a
Ted slept a lot
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work much food a so job at fast to didn’t like he worked a He restaurant part time
He didn’t like to work much so he worked a part time job at a fast food restaurant
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for he home few slept hours a he got After
After he got home he slept for a few hours
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TV some Then dinner watched he made and
Then he made dinner and watched some TV
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left still he games he If video played some energy had
If he still had some energy left he played video games
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Otherwise slept he
Otherwise he slept
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least ten slept every hours night at He
He slept at least ten hours every night
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it He loved
He loved it
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full a less has job he Now he time so sleeps
Now he has a full time job so he sleeps less
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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