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