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