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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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his clean house Alex kept
Alex kept his house clean
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it of his Perhaps most he cleaner kept friends than
Perhaps he kept it cleaner than most of his friends
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laundry three the did times He week a
He did the laundry three times a week
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And he the the right after meal dishes without did exception
And he did the dishes right after the meal without exception
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even right did got the after He he vacuuming from work home
He even did the vacuuming right after he got home from work
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too He it was think didn't much
He didn't think it was too much
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him relax helped liked it clean house and He his
He liked his house clean and it helped him relax
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friends His they as think the first about worried at but did same it he didn't
His friends worried about it at first but they didn't think the same as he did
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sink worry dishes they didn't mind They didn't a about in of a the and dirty dirt few bit
They didn't worry about a bit of dirt and they didn't mind a few dirty dishes in the sink
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friends Alex and but didn't different his were each from think important this other very was they
Alex and his friends were different from each other but they didn't think this was very important
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good friends They were
They were good friends
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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