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