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