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