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