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