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