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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
1
0
/9
Edward
playing
the
in
Lisa
love
together
and
sand
Lisa
and
Edward
love
playing
in
the
sand
together
2
0
/21
four
years
they
the
Sunday
played
have
with
year
cars
a
are
sandbox
in
for
They
and
old
both
almost
on
They
are
both
four
years
old
and
they
have
played
with
cars
in
the
sandbox
on
Sunday
for
almost
a
year
3
0
/14
Lisa
tunnels
dug
make
up
with
dug
has
sand
to
and
Edward
buildings
has
Lisa
has
dug
tunnels
and
Edward
has
dug
up
sand
to
make
buildings
with
4
0
/10
hours
dug
tired
every
without
getting
for
They
afternoon
have
They
have
dug
for
hours
every
afternoon
without
getting
tired
5
0
/16
so
week
dug
through
has
Every
the
tunnels
very
the
Lisa
carefully
collapse
not
do
sand
Every
week
Lisa
has
dug
through
the
sand
very
carefully
so
the
tunnels
do
not
collapse
6
0
/14
sandbox
corner
get
into
moist
the
Edward
has
dug
to
of
sand
the
the
Edward
has
dug
into
the
corner
of
the
sandbox
to
get
the
moist
sand
7
0
/8
That
is
with
for
thinks
building
better
he
That
is
better
for
building
with
he
thinks
8
0
/19
how
sandbox
the
mothers
playing
to
them
pictures
like
they
Their
much
of
show
in
taken
have
digging
them
Their
mothers
have
taken
pictures
of
them
playing
in
the
sandbox
to
show
them
how
much
they
like
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