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