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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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0
/18
moved
since
away
same
she
the
from
bought
Nan
and
home
from
weekly
eggs
has
bread
milk
store
Nan
has
bought
milk
eggs
and
bread
weekly
from
the
same
store
since
she
moved
away
from
home
2
0
/4
usually
Well
has
she
Well
she
usually
has
3
0
/15
quite
bought
often
but
she
quite
hasn't
She's
often
eggs
bought
and
so
milk
bread
She's
bought
bread
and
milk
quite
often
but
she
hasn't
bought
eggs
quite
so
often
4
0
/11
bought
because
time
That's
a
eggs
dozen
always
she's
a
at
That's
because
she's
always
bought
a
dozen
eggs
at
a
time
5
0
/7
her
But
real
vegetables
problem
has
been
But
her
real
problem
has
been
vegetables
6
0
/21
actually
bought
small
spoil
often
has
them
can't
buy
in
than
always
and
more
She
needed
so
they
she
amounts
she
She
can't
buy
them
in
small
amounts
so
she
has
always
bought
more
than
she
actually
needed
and
they
often
spoil
7
0
/5
more
always
buys
Then
she
Then
she
always
buys
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