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