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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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had he trouble felt Gerasimos how expressing sometimes
Gerasimos had trouble expressing how he felt sometimes
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and himself bad to felt He this better express he about wanted
He felt bad about this and he wanted to express himself better
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and them copy tried other kids watched the in He to class
He watched the other kids in class and tried to copy them
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feelings They comfortable their felt expressing
They felt comfortable expressing their feelings
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caused sometimes himself clearly he couldn't express When problems he
When he couldn't express himself clearly he sometimes caused problems
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guilty it about he felt Then
Then he felt guilty about it
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to they understood students he had play that The him he saw felt asked they bad but until other wait felt before they that better to
The other students saw that he felt bad but they understood that they had to wait until he felt better before they asked him to play
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needed learn his to Gerasimos about feelings
Gerasimos needed to learn about his feelings
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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