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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
station
of
radio
a
manager
Mikhail
the
small
was
Mikhail
was
the
manager
of
a
small
radio
station
2
0
/8
news
in
He
events
town
frequently
broadcast
about
He
frequently
broadcast
news
about
events
in
town
3
0
/13
the
help
broadcast
He
to
or
important
news
listeners
interesting
his
most
only
He
broadcast
only
the
most
interesting
or
important
news
to
help
his
listeners
4
0
/10
But
was
by
his
there
on
advertisers
pressure
him
then
But
then
there
was
pressure
on
him
by
his
advertisers
5
0
/7
broadcast
wanted
adds
advertisers
more
their
His
His
advertisers
wanted
their
adds
broadcast
more
6
0
/6
They
sell
things
to
wanted
more
They
wanted
to
sell
more
things
7
0
/16
listen
Mikhail
to
to
his
he
or
had
decide
listen
if
to
advertisers
his
should
listeners
Mikhail
had
to
decide
if
he
should
listen
to
his
advertisers
or
listen
to
his
listeners
8
0
/22
station
less
it
and
the
popular
business
listen
went
became
and
to
to
out
advertisers
less
until
his
radio
decided
of
He
He
decided
to
listen
to
his
advertisers
and
the
radio
station
became
less
and
less
popular
until
it
went
out
of
business
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