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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
/15
milk
single
a
Nan
bread
bought
than
was
she
once
more
eggs
week
and
when
Nan
bought
milk
eggs
and
bread
more
than
once
a
week
when
she
was
single
2
0
/4
she
did
Well
usually
Well
usually
she
did
3
0
/23
to
but
need
she
bread
bought
bought
them
a
dozen
and
she
since
usually
often
so
eggs
She
often
quite
didn't
buy
milk
She
bought
bread
and
milk
quite
often
but
since
she
usually
bought
a
dozen
eggs
she
didn't
need
to
buy
them
so
often
4
0
/8
vegetables
when
was
she
bought
real
problem
Her
Her
real
problem
was
when
she
bought
vegetables
5
0
/20
She
in
couldn't
always
she
and
often
vegetables
needed
the
she
spoiled
them
small
had
amounts
so
than
more
buy
She
couldn't
buy
them
in
small
amounts
so
she
always
had
more
than
she
needed
and
the
vegetables
often
spoiled
6
0
/4
bought
she
more
Then
Then
she
bought
more
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