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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
/4
Bob
Thornton
built
houses
Bob
Thornton
built
houses
2
0
/13
father
with
His
before
built
father
and
houses
Bob
them
him
his
built
His
father
before
him
built
houses
and
Bob
built
them
with
his
father
3
0
/7
company
They
ran
even
together
construction
a
They
even
ran
a
construction
company
together
4
0
/8
but
Bob
It
stopped
was
never
building
successful
It
was
successful
but
Bob
never
stopped
building
5
0
/11
son
his
how
teach
him
to
weekends
with
On
Bob
built
On
weekends
Bob
built
with
his
son
to
teach
him
how
6
0
/6
company
son
the
his
runs
Now
Now
his
son
runs
the
company
7
0
/14
and
son
built
loved
Bob
work
same
because
the
he
the
his
is
now
Bob
built
because
he
loved
the
work
and
now
his
son
is
the
same
8
0
/6
are
of
builders
They
a
family
They
are
a
family
of
builders
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