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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 common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/10
three
hell
to
last
like
The
months
Kaiko
san
felt
The
last
three
months
felt
like
hell
to
Kaiko
san
2
0
/14
beavering
been
has
at
every
and
saving
work
yen
she
away
She
earned
her
She
has
been
beavering
away
at
her
work
and
saving
every
yen
she
earned
3
0
/20
Keiko
quietly
borrowed
and
slipped
then
off
back
the
leaving
of
a
lot
while
Her
husband
debt
money
with
a
Her
husband
borrowed
a
lot
of
money
a
while
back
and
then
slipped
off
quietly
leaving
Keiko
with
the
debt
4
0
/21
she
could
prayed
into
meet
for
month
one
could
more
him
lay
she
time
so
For
one
him
she
such
foolishness
For
one
month
she
prayed
she
could
meet
him
one
more
time
so
she
could
lay
into
him
for
such
foolishness
5
0
/21
loan
company
met
fast
how
with
the
to
about
the
agreement
and
money
an
Then
arrived
pay
they
back
she
at
Then
she
met
with
the
loan
company
and
they
arrived
at
an
agreement
about
how
fast
to
pay
back
the
money
6
0
/11
Now
back
wants
she
do
money
to
is
the
pay
all
Now
all
she
wants
to
do
is
pay
back
the
money
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence