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