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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 kept has house his
Alex has kept his house clean
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than Perhaps it his he's of most cleaner friends kept
Perhaps he's kept it cleaner than most of his friends
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into He's own house the times three his done since he a week laundry moved
He's done the laundry three times a week since he moved into his own house
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done boy exception meal And he's without the a after was since dishes right the he
And he's done the dishes right after the meal without exception since he was a boy
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home work even organized has gets He's that his done he now after he time from right vacuuming the
He's even done the vacuuming right after he gets home from work now that he has organized his time
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He hasn't much was too it thought
He hasn't thought it was too much
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his He house and helped him it's clean relax likes
He likes his house clean and it's helped him relax
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first as think His but it same he about don't they does friends worried at the
His friends worried about it at first but they don't think the same as he does
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a a dishes the of don't few worry in sink don't dirt bit and about dirty They they mind
They don't worry about a bit of dirt and they don't mind a few dirty dishes in the sink
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was different friends this thought are Alex important they his but and haven't very
Alex and his friends are different but they haven't thought this was very important
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They are friends good
They are 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