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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
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bought milk from away has same bread from since and home the Nan she store moved weekly eggs
Nan has bought milk eggs and bread weekly from the same store since she moved away from home
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Well usually she has
Well she usually has
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quite often bought milk hasn't bread but quite often she so and She's eggs bought
She's bought bread and milk quite often but she hasn't bought eggs quite so often
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always time at a eggs dozen bought That's she's a because
That's because she's always bought a dozen eggs at a time
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been her real But vegetables has problem
But her real problem has been vegetables
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actually they them always can't spoil and has buy than more she so in she small often bought needed She amounts
She can't buy them in small amounts so she has always bought more than she actually needed and they often spoil
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more Then she buys always
Then she always buys more
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence

More Grammar Practice

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