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