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