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