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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
1
0
/8
to
came
years
Wen
Lei
ago
several
America
Wen
Lei
came
to
America
several
years
ago
2
0
/7
many
to
had
He
things
new
learn
He
had
to
learn
many
new
things
3
0
/13
how
life
was
those
He
days
his
was
student
in
telling
an
American
He
was
telling
an
American
student
how
his
life
was
in
those
days
4
0
/14
to
but
I
still
everyday
difficult
it
school
went
English
said
the
he
was
I
went
to
the
English
school
everyday
but
it
was
still
difficult
he
said
5
0
/12
school
I
time
went
job
part
I
the
After
to
on
had
After
school
I
went
on
to
the
part
time
job
I
had
6
0
/7
Then
went
my
to
back
apartment
I
Then
I
went
back
to
my
apartment
7
0
/11
Friday
go
asked
out
American
Did
the
you
nights
on
young
Did
you
go
out
on
Friday
nights
asked
the
young
American
8
0
/10
problems
No
through
because
homework
was
going
in
my
I
No
because
I
was
going
through
problems
in
my
homework
9
0
/7
liked
done
I
get
first
that
to
I
liked
to
get
that
done
first
10
0
/16
quiet
there
was
to
because
and
went
I
could
work
library
concentrate
I
the
it
into
I
went
into
the
library
to
work
because
it
was
quiet
and
I
could
concentrate
there
11
0
/11
the
building
of
down
usually
went
the
I
into
basement
library
I
usually
went
down
into
the
basement
of
the
library
building
12
0
/7
had
study
of
booths
lots
They
there
They
had
lots
of
study
booths
there
13
0
/16
break
for
I
cafeteria
stayed
went
the
a
sometimes
for
several
hours
up
I
to
but
I
stayed
for
several
hours
but
sometimes
I
went
up
to
the
cafeteria
for
a
break
14
0
/5
coke
I
had
then
a
I
had
a
coke
then
15
0
/8
is
did
on
what
Friday
nights
I
That
That
is
what
I
did
on
Friday
nights
16
0
/7
serious
Wen
a
quite
was
student
Lei
Wen
Lei
was
quite
a
serious
student
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence