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