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