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