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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 girl when Janet teenager a she helpful very was was
Janet was a very helpful girl when she was a teenager
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around lots did things help She to of her people
She did lots of things to help people around her
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instance brother's cut months two she her once every For hair
For instance she cut her brother's hair once every two months
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cut No she one good as as could could hair
No one could cut hair as good as she could
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mother She helped her the also kitchen in
She also helped her mother in the kitchen
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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
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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
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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
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laughed heard She just when it 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