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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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0
/12
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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0
/17
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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0
/11
out
his
of
that
things
broke
Lego
made
He
always
brother
He
always
broke
things
that
his
brother
made
out
of
Lego
5
0
/7
know
he
things
was
breaking
didn't
He
He
didn't
know
he
was
breaking
things
6
0
/7
fun
that
was
only
knew
He
it
He
only
knew
that
it
was
fun
7
0
/11
brother's
Sometimes
heart
his
he
toys
broke
when
his
broke
he
Sometimes
he
broke
his
brother's
heart
when
he
broke
his
toys
8
0
/8
got
cried
that
he
Joey
often
upset
so
Joey
got
so
upset
that
he
often
cried
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0
/18
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
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