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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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Edward's habits his of smoking again drinking and old into fallen
Edward's fallen into his old habits of smoking and drinking again
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he time It happens stress work at feels every
It happens every time he feels stress at work
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at when made quiet progress were things He work
He made progress at work when things were quiet
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gotten have and down so back busy But he's slowed now fallen things
But now things have gotten busy so he's fallen back and slowed down
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It purpose something not does it is of is he on he but aware
It is not something he does on purpose but he is aware of it
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really love in busy his gotten he's Every have with fallen phone smart things time
Every time things have gotten really busy he's fallen in love with his smart phone
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a drinks while he he Then fantasy into world and of games smokes escapes
Then he escapes into a fantasy world of games while he smokes and drinks
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job asked now new But has company in his be moved to a to he
But now he has asked to be moved to a new job in his company
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It and quieter steady much is
It is much quieter and steady
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said to new he job week boss change The can next the
The boss said he can change to the new job next week
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place into like have looks for things last at him fallen It
It looks like things have fallen into place for him at last
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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