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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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0
/9
things
out
Joey
to
Lego
blocks
of
make
loved
Joey
loved
to
make
things
out
of
Lego
blocks
2
0
/12
were
was
When
Lego
he
toy
years
old
his
blocks
six
favorite
When
he
was
six
years
old
Lego
blocks
were
his
favorite
toy
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0
/17
two
he
brother
that
liked
and
was
things
his
break
at
age
years
younger
old
to
But
But
his
younger
brother
was
two
years
old
and
he
liked
to
break
things
at
that
age
4
0
/11
his
always
He
Lego
things
broke
of
out
made
brother
that
He
always
broke
things
that
his
brother
made
out
of
Lego
5
0
/7
he
know
things
didn't
was
breaking
He
He
didn't
know
he
was
breaking
things
6
0
/7
knew
that
fun
was
He
it
only
He
only
knew
that
it
was
fun
7
0
/11
he
broke
his
broke
Sometimes
when
toys
his
he
heart
brother's
Sometimes
he
broke
his
brother's
heart
when
he
broke
his
toys
8
0
/8
got
often
upset
he
Joey
cried
so
that
Joey
got
so
upset
that
he
often
cried
9
0
/18
the
broke
broke
block
him
almost
bones
to
sometimes
brother's
his
he
he
punish
lego
But
when
toys
But
sometimes
he
almost
broke
his
brother's
bones
to
punish
him
when
he
broke
the
lego
block
toys
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