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