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