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