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