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