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