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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
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baseball Dale play likes to
Dale likes to play baseball
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He twelve old years is
He is twelve years old
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the practices easily balls He's all at caught
He's caught balls easily at all the practices
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even very caught ones He's fast the
He's even caught the very fast ones
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year everyday almost the He's for practiced last
He's practiced almost everyday for the last year
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tired he practices gets long too he When
When he practices too long he gets tired
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cold tired he's he's a gotten time too caught Every
Every time he's gotten too tired he's caught a cold
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other practice his playing Today tag boys the is after he with
Today after his practice he is playing tag with the other boys
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he tired this is him because not and fast caught time easily very They've
They've caught him easily this time because he is tired and not very fast
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence

More Grammar Practice

After mastering this word order exercise, continue with these related grammar practice stories: