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