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