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