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