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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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sand Lisa the love and Edward together playing in
Lisa and Edward love playing in the sand together
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are years old a sandbox the and cars with almost in on four for year have both Sunday They played they
They are both four years old and they have played with cars in the sandbox on Sunday for almost a year
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with to has make has and Lisa tunnels dug up Edward dug buildings sand
Lisa has dug tunnels and Edward has dug up sand to make buildings with
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dug every getting hours without They have afternoon for tired
They have dug for hours every afternoon without getting tired
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dug not Lisa week sand carefully through Every the the do collapse has very so tunnels
Every week Lisa has dug through the sand very carefully so the tunnels do not collapse
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into of sandbox has the dug the moist the to get corner Edward sand
Edward has dug into the corner of the sandbox to get the moist sand
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building better he with thinks for That is
That is better for building with he thinks
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of them Their much digging they to playing pictures taken sandbox them show like have the how mothers in
Their mothers have taken pictures of them playing in the sandbox to show them how much they like digging
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence