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