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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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up Nancy never gave Paul
Nancy Paul never gave up
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She every end until time fought the
She fought until the end every time
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in when when fought This poverty court she fought or she was true battles
This was true when she fought poverty or when she fought battles in court
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She the homeless she and was city lawyer for a fought her in
She was a lawyer and she fought for the homeless in her city
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it told friends a Her her battle to because was losing stop
Her friends told her to stop because it was a losing battle
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aren't people each fighting Poor other poverty they interested fight
Poor people fight each other they aren't interested fighting poverty
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you are Why
Why are you
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against fight Nancy this so never felt she must mentality But gave she up
But Nancy felt she must fight against this mentality so she never gave up
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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