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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
/5
clean
kept
Alex
house
his
Alex
kept
his
house
clean
2
0
/10
of
friends
than
he
Perhaps
cleaner
it
his
most
kept
Perhaps
he
kept
it
cleaner
than
most
of
his
friends
3
0
/8
week
He
did
laundry
a
the
three
times
He
did
the
laundry
three
times
a
week
4
0
/11
the
after
exception
without
meal
did
the
dishes
right
And
he
And
he
did
the
dishes
right
after
the
meal
without
exception
5
0
/12
did
He
right
got
even
from
after
home
vacuuming
work
the
he
He
even
did
the
vacuuming
right
after
he
got
home
from
work
6
0
/7
He
was
too
much
it
didn't
think
He
didn't
think
it
was
too
much
7
0
/10
it
relax
his
house
clean
He
him
and
helped
liked
He
liked
his
house
clean
and
it
helped
him
relax
8
0
/16
about
but
friends
first
he
worried
did
didn't
they
same
it
at
as
the
think
His
His
friends
worried
about
it
at
first
but
they
didn't
think
the
same
as
he
did
9
0
/19
in
few
dirt
they
didn't
didn't
dishes
a
sink
a
dirty
They
of
and
about
mind
the
worry
bit
They
didn't
worry
about
a
bit
of
dirt
and
they
didn't
mind
a
few
dirty
dishes
in
the
sink
10
0
/17
important
different
and
think
but
were
each
very
from
Alex
this
was
his
they
didn't
other
friends
Alex
and
his
friends
were
different
from
each
other
but
they
didn't
think
this
was
very
important
11
0
/4
good
friends
They
were
They
were
good
friends
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