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