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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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started everyday has lunch come his home he job for since Eugene
Eugene has come home everyday for lunch since he started his job
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at likes because it fresh He lunch can cook home eat to he
He likes to eat lunch at home because he can cook it fresh
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not Today come home he for however has lunch
Today however he has not come home for lunch
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having staff That's a staff because is lunch the meeting at
That's because the staff is having a staff meeting at lunch
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special have is a meeting restaurant local that they It will staff a at
It is a special staff meeting that they will have at a local restaurant
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forward to both looking the it and for Eugene the food meeting is for
Eugene is looking forward to it both for the meeting and for the food
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happy he to home have because for lunch he come also But is doesn't
But he is also happy because he doesn't have to come home for lunch
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It will for him easy be
It will be easy for him
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He fresh lunches cooked loves
He loves fresh cooked lunches
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home lunch for since comes his why That's job everyday started he he
That's why he comes home everyday for lunch since he started his job
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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