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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
/9
has
things
expensive
and
he
new
Douglas
taste
likes
Douglas
likes
new
things
and
he
has
expensive
taste
2
0
/5
bought
new
He
car
a
He
bought
a
new
car
3
0
/8
problem
much
The
is
has
too
cost
it
The
problem
is
it
has
cost
too
much
4
0
/10
the
price
There
was
car
more
the
than
just
of
There
was
more
than
just
the
price
of
the
car
5
0
/18
cost
a
as
The
regular
as
would
and
one
car
much
a
gasoline
has
grade
half
high
times
The
high
grade
gasoline
has
cost
one
and
a
half
times
as
much
as
a
regular
car
would
6
0
/21
his
cost
in
months
past
used
Then
six
more
to
service
for
pay
car
much
have
he
inspections
ordinary
than
the
Then
in
the
past
six
months
service
inspections
have
cost
much
more
than
he
used
to
pay
for
his
ordinary
car
7
0
/14
has
of
now
much
is
cost
it
too
his
Porsche
thinking
selling
because
Douglas
Douglas
is
thinking
of
selling
his
Porsche
now
because
it
has
cost
too
much
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