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