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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
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windy on for day a walk a went Park
Park went for a walk on a windy day
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the blew in liked face Park wind it when his
Park liked it when the wind blew in his face
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hard like wind felt back adventure wind and It when an blew the into he the blew
It felt like an adventure when the wind blew hard and he blew back into the wind
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world connected Then he the with felt
Then he felt connected with the world
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excited alive felt When totally blew he the wind and cold winter
When the cold winter wind blew he felt totally alive and excited
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hot made Then he coffee and came some in
Then he came in and made some hot coffee
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the up hot blew his coffee on he steamed When glasses
When he blew on the hot coffee his glasses steamed up
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence