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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
years
came
several
Wen
America
ago
Lei
to
Wen
Lei
came
to
America
several
years
ago
2
0
/7
things
learn
to
He
had
many
new
He
had
to
learn
many
new
things
3
0
/13
was
student
American
those
days
He
life
was
telling
in
his
how
an
He
was
telling
an
American
student
how
his
life
was
in
those
days
4
0
/14
but
said
he
I
English
was
everyday
it
the
went
difficult
still
school
to
I
went
to
the
English
school
everyday
but
it
was
still
difficult
he
said
5
0
/12
went
I
school
to
After
part
job
the
I
on
time
had
After
school
I
went
on
to
the
part
time
job
I
had
6
0
/7
Then
to
I
back
apartment
went
my
Then
I
went
back
to
my
apartment
7
0
/11
out
nights
Did
asked
on
young
Friday
you
American
go
the
Did
you
go
out
on
Friday
nights
asked
the
young
American
8
0
/10
No
homework
my
I
because
problems
through
going
in
was
No
because
I
was
going
through
problems
in
my
homework
9
0
/7
that
done
I
to
first
liked
get
I
liked
to
get
that
done
first
10
0
/16
I
I
library
quiet
there
was
work
and
into
went
it
concentrate
could
because
to
the
I
went
into
the
library
to
work
because
it
was
quiet
and
I
could
concentrate
there
11
0
/11
I
went
basement
of
library
down
usually
the
into
the
building
I
usually
went
down
into
the
basement
of
the
library
building
12
0
/7
booths
had
They
lots
study
there
of
They
had
lots
of
study
booths
there
13
0
/16
several
stayed
up
a
I
to
the
cafeteria
sometimes
for
I
but
break
hours
for
went
I
stayed
for
several
hours
but
sometimes
I
went
up
to
the
cafeteria
for
a
break
14
0
/5
coke
a
then
I
had
I
had
a
coke
then
15
0
/8
what
is
That
nights
did
I
Friday
on
That
is
what
I
did
on
Friday
nights
16
0
/7
Lei
serious
Wen
student
was
quite
a
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