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