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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
/11
she
helpful
when
a
was
Janet
girl
teenager
very
was
a
Janet
was
a
very
helpful
girl
when
she
was
a
teenager
2
0
/10
people
around
of
things
lots
did
She
to
help
her
She
did
lots
of
things
to
help
people
around
her
3
0
/11
she
hair
her
once
months
brother's
For
cut
every
two
instance
For
instance
she
cut
her
brother's
hair
once
every
two
months
4
0
/10
could
one
as
No
she
hair
cut
good
could
as
No
one
could
cut
hair
as
good
as
she
could
5
0
/8
kitchen
also
in
mother
the
helped
She
her
She
also
helped
her
mother
in
the
kitchen
6
0
/15
food
for
preparation
vegetables
her
could
easily
She
mother
cut
all
the
cook
so
the
She
cut
all
the
vegetables
for
the
food
preparation
so
her
mother
could
cook
easily
7
0
/13
cutting
it
very
she
She
fast
sang
she
and
was
at
did
while
She
was
very
fast
at
cutting
and
she
sang
while
she
did
it
8
0
/13
she
girl
well
she
so
cut
because
Her
a
said
scary
father
was
Her
father
said
she
was
a
scary
girl
because
she
cut
so
well
9
0
/7
laughed
she
it
when
just
heard
She
She
just
laughed
when
she
heard
it
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