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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
/9
and
Edward
in
the
Lisa
together
playing
loved
sand
Lisa
and
Edward
loved
playing
in
the
sand
together
2
0
/16
were
in
played
both
four
they
and
sandbox
on
years
old
the
cars
with
They
Sunday
They
were
both
four
years
old
and
they
played
with
cars
in
the
sandbox
on
Sunday
3
0
/12
sand
and
buildings
Edward
dug
with
to
tunnels
make
dug
Lisa
up
Lisa
dug
tunnels
and
Edward
dug
up
sand
to
make
buildings
with
4
0
/11
hours
afternoon
got
in
the
dug
tired
never
and
for
They
They
dug
for
hours
in
the
afternoon
and
never
got
tired
5
0
/13
would
sand
Lisa
not
so
very
through
collapse
dug
tunnel
the
the
carefully
Lisa
dug
through
the
sand
very
carefully
so
the
tunnel
would
not
collapse
6
0
/13
the
Edward
where
was
corner
sandbox
into
dug
the
sand
moist
of
the
Edward
dug
into
the
corner
of
the
sandbox
where
the
sand
was
moist
7
0
/8
better
building
with
for
he
This
thought
was
This
was
better
for
building
with
he
thought
8
0
/18
pictures
digging
much
Their
in
liked
the
they
show
them
to
sandbox
mothers
them
took
playing
how
of
Their
mothers
took
pictures
of
them
playing
in
the
sandbox
to
show
them
how
much
they
liked
digging
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