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