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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
make
things
Joey
loved
of
blocks
Lego
to
Joey
loved
to
make
things
out
of
Lego
blocks
2
0
/12
he
six
were
favorite
his
Lego
years
toy
was
When
blocks
old
When
he
was
six
years
old
Lego
blocks
were
his
favorite
toy
3
0
/17
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
4
0
/11
broke
of
that
made
out
He
brother
things
Lego
his
always
He
always
broke
things
that
his
brother
made
out
of
Lego
5
0
/7
things
He
didn't
was
he
breaking
know
He
didn't
know
he
was
breaking
things
6
0
/7
it
fun
that
was
He
only
knew
He
only
knew
that
it
was
fun
7
0
/11
Sometimes
heart
broke
he
toys
his
he
brother's
when
broke
his
Sometimes
he
broke
his
brother's
heart
when
he
broke
his
toys
8
0
/8
cried
got
often
upset
that
so
he
Joey
Joey
got
so
upset
that
he
often
cried
9
0
/18
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
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