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