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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
/6
came
home
lunch
Eugene
for
everyday
Eugene
came
home
everyday
for
lunch
2
0
/13
to
cook
fresh
home
because
could
it
liked
eat
He
he
lunch
at
He
liked
to
eat
lunch
at
home
because
he
could
cook
it
fresh
3
0
/9
One
however
day
home
he
come
for
didn't
lunch
One
day
however
he
didn't
come
home
for
lunch
4
0
/11
lunch
a
meeting
was
That
staff
at
staff
because
the
had
That
was
because
the
staff
had
a
staff
meeting
at
lunch
5
0
/13
had
staff
a
local
that
meeting
It
was
restaurant
special
they
a
at
It
was
a
special
staff
meeting
that
they
had
at
a
local
restaurant
6
0
/13
forward
for
looked
it
both
to
for
meeting
food
the
and
the
Eugene
Eugene
looked
forward
to
it
both
for
the
meeting
and
for
the
food
7
0
/11
And
have
because
didn't
he
lunch
come
also
to
for
home
And
also
because
he
didn't
have
to
come
home
for
lunch
8
0
/5
for
easy
him
was
It
It
was
easy
for
him
9
0
/5
He
fresh
lunches
loved
cooked
He
loved
fresh
cooked
lunches
10
0
/8
for
lunch
why
home
came
everyday
he
That's
That's
why
everyday
he
came
home
for
lunch
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