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