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