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