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