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