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