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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
1
0
/4
too
much
ate
Amanda
Amanda
ate
too
much
2
0
/5
problem
It
big
a
was
It
was
a
big
problem
3
0
/11
her
many
liked
eating
life
she
and
worries
in
had
She
She
liked
eating
and
she
had
many
worries
in
her
life
4
0
/5
she
When
worried
she
ate
When
she
worried
she
ate
5
0
/15
not
and
did
mother
regularly
ate
father
brother
her
and
much
eat
Her
either
too
Her
brother
ate
regularly
and
her
father
and
mother
did
not
eat
too
much
either
6
0
/5
diet
a
ate
balanced
They
They
ate
a
balanced
diet
7
0
/11
snacks
other
ate
a
lot
of
and
But
junk
food
Amanda
But
Amanda
ate
a
lot
of
snacks
and
other
junk
food
8
0
/15
it
she
a
did
change
know
this
She
not
how
problem
to
but
was
knew
She
knew
this
was
a
problem
but
she
did
not
know
how
to
change
it
9
0
/8
as
serious
This
she
older
becoming
got
started
This
started
becoming
serious
as
she
got
older
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence