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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
san
months
like
to
hell
The
Kaiko
three
felt
The
last
three
months
felt
like
hell
to
Kaiko
san
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0
/14
saving
been
has
yen
her
she
at
beavering
earned
away
every
She
and
work
She
has
been
beavering
away
at
her
work
and
saving
every
yen
she
earned
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0
/20
debt
and
with
of
lot
a
money
a
while
then
Her
back
Keiko
husband
the
off
borrowed
leaving
slipped
quietly
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
so
she
could
such
she
she
meet
lay
into
For
for
foolishness
him
him
one
one
time
month
prayed
could
more
For
one
month
she
prayed
she
could
meet
him
one
more
time
so
she
could
lay
into
him
for
such
foolishness
5
0
/21
back
and
Then
to
an
how
they
money
met
at
fast
company
pay
loan
about
arrived
the
she
the
with
agreement
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
Now
wants
do
back
all
she
is
to
the
pay
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