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