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