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