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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
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0
/10
last
to
san
three
felt
like
hell
months
Kaiko
The
The
last
three
months
felt
like
hell
to
Kaiko
san
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0
/14
yen
work
beavering
every
her
away
she
She
at
has
earned
been
saving
and
She
has
been
beavering
away
at
her
work
and
saving
every
yen
she
earned
3
0
/20
slipped
back
off
lot
with
then
the
of
Keiko
and
a
money
Her
while
quietly
borrowed
leaving
a
debt
husband
Her
husband
borrowed
a
lot
of
money
a
while
back
and
then
slipped
off
quietly
leaving
Keiko
with
the
debt
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0
/21
one
could
foolishness
she
For
him
for
could
so
meet
time
prayed
one
more
lay
she
such
she
month
him
into
For
one
month
she
prayed
she
could
meet
him
one
more
time
so
she
could
lay
into
him
for
such
foolishness
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/21
they
an
she
loan
how
with
arrived
fast
at
company
about
money
agreement
Then
pay
met
to
and
back
the
the
Then
she
met
with
the
loan
company
and
they
arrived
at
an
agreement
about
how
fast
to
pay
back
the
money
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0
/11
money
pay
Now
back
she
is
all
the
wants
do
to
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