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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
/9
out
loved
make
Joey
Lego
things
blocks
to
of
Joey
loved
to
make
things
out
of
Lego
blocks
2
0
/12
When
six
were
blocks
his
old
was
toy
years
Lego
favorite
he
When
he
was
six
years
old
Lego
blocks
were
his
favorite
toy
3
0
/17
old
things
to
he
But
years
two
that
liked
age
and
break
younger
at
his
brother
was
But
his
younger
brother
was
two
years
old
and
he
liked
to
break
things
at
that
age
4
0
/11
things
out
brother
of
that
always
He
his
broke
made
Lego
He
always
broke
things
that
his
brother
made
out
of
Lego
5
0
/7
he
was
didn't
know
breaking
things
He
He
didn't
know
he
was
breaking
things
6
0
/7
that
only
He
knew
was
fun
it
He
only
knew
that
it
was
fun
7
0
/11
heart
his
Sometimes
toys
he
when
broke
his
brother's
broke
he
Sometimes
he
broke
his
brother's
heart
when
he
broke
his
toys
8
0
/8
often
that
cried
Joey
got
upset
he
so
Joey
got
so
upset
that
he
often
cried
9
0
/18
he
block
he
the
brother's
bones
his
broke
when
to
punish
him
lego
toys
broke
almost
But
sometimes
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