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