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