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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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to likes Darleen drive
Darleen likes to drive
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it she hobby her In fact considers
In fact she considers it her hobby
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down thirty or after through about for Friday she's driven park the forty work minutes Every
Every Friday after work she's driven down through the park for about thirty or forty minutes
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she Saturdays to drive new likes On to places
On Saturdays she likes to drive to new places
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has years head in She's to places new driven her she a map for so
She's driven to new places for years so she has a map in her head
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a him hotel business meeting day she asked her her brother a The could to other drive for if
The other day her brother asked her if she could drive him to a hotel for a business meeting
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where right away knew She it was
She knew where it was right away
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before here said They you thanked her got that fast there You've haven't driven and so he
They got there so fast that he said You've driven here before haven't you and thanked her
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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