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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
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a was teenager a very when was girl helpful Janet she
Janet was a very helpful girl when she was a teenager
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her to of lots help things did people She around
She did lots of things to help people around her
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once cut For her she every months hair instance brother's two
For instance she cut her brother's hair once every two months
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could good as cut hair could she No as one
No one could cut hair as good as she could
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She helped her in also mother the kitchen
She also helped her mother in the kitchen
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for cut food preparation the all cook mother easily She the so could her vegetables
She cut all the vegetables for the food preparation so her mother could cook easily
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She and was she while sang did fast cutting at she very it
She was very fast at cutting and she sang while she did it
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well cut Her scary she father a because girl was said she so
Her father said she was a scary girl because she cut so well
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laughed just she heard it when She
She just laughed when she heard it
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence