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