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