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