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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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blocks out Lego has making for of loved years Joey things
Joey has loved making things out of Lego blocks for years
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years his have been six He blocks favorite for toy years Lego two old is and
He is six years old and Lego blocks have been his favorite toy for two years
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years younger brother old turned two just his But
But his younger brother just turned two years old
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things break to He likes
He likes to break things
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broken blocks the out Joey of many made He of has things Lego
He has broken many of the things Joey made out of Lego blocks
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is breaking he He course doesn't know things of
He doesn't know he is breaking things of course
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toys broken he the Several he when times has broke heart Joey's
Several times he has broken Joey's heart when he broke the toys
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Joey so gotten has upset that he at has times cried
Joey has gotten so upset at times that he has cried
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almost other but stopped times himself bones so that brother's he But younger has of has angry broken course his gotten he
But other times he has gotten so angry that has almost broken his younger brother's bones but of course he stopped himself
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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