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