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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
/5
baseball
play
liked
Dale
to
Dale
liked
to
play
baseball
2
0
/5
years
He
was
old
twelve
He
was
twelve
years
old
3
0
/12
they
easily
He
at
caught
when
were
fast
even
practice
balls
very
He
caught
balls
easily
at
practice
even
when
they
were
very
fast
4
0
/6
almost
year
He
everyday
last
practiced
He
practiced
almost
everyday
last
year
5
0
/9
long
too
got
he
when
practiced
tired
But
he
But
when
he
practiced
too
long
he
got
tired
6
0
/10
caught
got
sometimes
he
When
he
tired
cold
too
a
When
he
got
too
tired
sometimes
he
caught
a
cold
7
0
/10
practice
boys
with
tag
after
other
played
he
Sometimes
the
Sometimes
after
practice
he
played
tag
with
the
other
boys
8
0
/11
was
fast
usually
because
very
him
he
caught
easily
They
not
They
usually
caught
him
easily
because
he
was
not
very
fast
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