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