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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
/7
for
has
Thornton
built
Bob
houses
years
Bob
Thornton
has
built
houses
for
years
2
0
/14
and
His
is
his
has
from
father
learned
Bob
builder
many
father
things
a
His
father
is
a
builder
and
Bob
has
learned
many
things
from
his
father
3
0
/14
and
they've
built
They
years
run
for
company
have
together
many
a
houses
construction
They
have
run
a
construction
company
together
and
they've
built
houses
for
many
years
4
0
/18
stopped
he
make
Bob
bigger
loves
to
the
It
is
build
successful
to
company
because
building
hasn't
but
It
is
successful
but
Bob
hasn't
stopped
building
to
make
the
company
bigger
because
he
loves
to
build
5
0
/10
with
for
personal
built
has
years
a
touch
houses
He
He
has
built
houses
with
a
personal
touch
for
years
6
0
/8
have
so
they
That
successful
been
is
why
That
is
why
they
have
been
so
successful
7
0
/19
also
run
future
built
the
into
the
has
houses
with
Bob
they
continue
so
can
son
business
his
to
Bob
has
also
built
houses
with
his
son
so
they
can
continue
to
run
the
business
into
the
future
8
0
/8
has
houses
years
many
for
built
Bob
many
Bob
has
built
many
houses
for
many
years
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