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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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Amanda ate too much
Amanda ate too much
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a was It problem big
It was a big problem
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worries had eating she her in and many She life liked
She liked eating and she had many worries in her life
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When she worried she ate
When she worried she ate
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and regularly brother either and father did eat much Her ate not too her mother
Her brother ate regularly and her father and mother did not eat too much either
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ate balanced a They diet
They ate a balanced diet
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of But other junk Amanda lot ate and food snacks a
But Amanda ate a lot of snacks and other junk food
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a change problem how to this She it knew did she was but not know
She knew this was a problem but she did not know how to change it
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started This older serious becoming she got as
This started becoming serious as she got older
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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