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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
likes
Dale
baseball
play
to
Dale
likes
to
play
baseball
2
0
/5
years
is
He
twelve
old
He
is
twelve
years
old
3
0
/8
caught
easily
He's
the
practices
balls
at
all
He's
caught
balls
easily
at
all
the
practices
4
0
/7
the
He's
even
caught
ones
very
fast
He's
even
caught
the
very
fast
ones
5
0
/8
almost
the
last
for
practiced
He's
year
everyday
He's
practiced
almost
everyday
for
the
last
year
6
0
/8
gets
he
too
tired
he
long
When
practices
When
he
practices
too
long
he
gets
tired
7
0
/10
caught
too
cold
he's
tired
time
he's
Every
a
gotten
Every
time
he's
gotten
too
tired
he's
caught
a
cold
8
0
/12
his
boys
after
is
Today
tag
the
he
playing
other
with
practice
Today
after
his
practice
he
is
playing
tag
with
the
other
boys
9
0
/14
him
not
time
very
he
because
fast
this
is
and
tired
caught
They've
easily
They've
caught
him
easily
this
time
because
he
is
tired
and
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