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