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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
1
0
/8
player
strongest
was
team
on
the
Lyndon
the
Lyndon
was
the
strongest
player
on
the
team
2
0
/5
boys
were
The
jealous
other
The
other
boys
were
jealous
3
0
/7
most
the
confident
was
also
Lyndon
player
Lyndon
was
also
the
most
confident
player
4
0
/19
on
teachers
was
with
go
happy
to
and
to
to
happy
he
his
was
dates
talk
He
ask
girls
He
was
happy
to
ask
girls
to
go
on
dates
and
he
was
happy
to
talk
with
his
teachers
5
0
/14
That's
guy
why
was
they
he
thought
nice
everyone
but
also
jealous
a
was
That's
why
everyone
was
jealous
but
they
also
thought
he
was
a
nice
guy
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 grammar patterns 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