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