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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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is Lei America new to Wen
Wen Lei is new to America
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new He has things many learn to
He has to learn many new things
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been telling how American recently has life student an his He's
He's telling an American student how his life has been recently
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find study can't place good Recently a to he
Recently he can't find a good place to study
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because can work is library into there I've concentrate I the it gone quiet to and
I've gone into the library to work because it is quiet and I can concentrate there
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there recently are But open no chairs
But recently there are no open chairs
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of open no library basement there gone down are I've When chairs into the building the
When there are no open chairs I've gone down into the basement of the library building
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have lots of there booths They study
They have lots of study booths there
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stay break the hours up I've cafeteria to sometimes I but gone a for several for
I stay for several hours but sometimes I've gone up to the cafeteria for a break
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a serious is student Wen Lei quite
Wen Lei is quite a serious student
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence