Make Waves

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 idiomatic expressions fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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Deepa is with feeling more her her mother a fight after relaxed bit
Deepa is feeling a bit more relaxed after her fight with her mother
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and fit a mother her go to boy had She with out a wanted
She wanted to go out with a boy and her mother had a fit
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to house leave crossed They Deepa was the swords trying just as quietly
They crossed swords just as Deepa was trying to quietly leave the house
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down she doesn't but she She hair waves want to feels let never can make her
She doesn't want to make waves but she feels she can never let her hair down
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a to her mother knowing for hours go wanted She just out few without
She wanted to go out for just a few hours without her mother knowing
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said mother go and boy week could next they her have she even up with Now made out the
Now they have made up and her mother even said she could go out with the boy next week
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Deepa Now feeling is better much
Now Deepa is feeling much better
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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 idiomatic expressions 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