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