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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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The
every
year
children
School
grew
to
who
Springs
Elementary
New
went
The
children
who
went
to
New
Springs
Elementary
School
grew
every
year
2
0
/8
any
Of
school
grow
elementary
course
in
children
Of
course
children
in
any
elementary
school
grow
3
0
/7
were
different
a
little
But
these
children
But
these
children
were
a
little
different
4
0
/11
They
their
parents
away
in
countryside
growing
were
up
the
from
They
were
growing
up
in
the
countryside
away
from
their
parents
5
0
/13
from
lived
away
when
felt
they
grew
parents
children
faster
Their
the
home
Their
parents
felt
the
children
grew
faster
when
they
lived
away
from
home
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0
/7
and
grew
children
The
more
resourceful
independent
The
children
grew
more
independent
and
resourceful
7
0
/9
school
to
parents
sent
this
why
their
them
That's
That's
why
their
parents
sent
them
to
this
school
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0
/23
few
and
no
luxuries
the
were
on
children
accustomed
the
own
and
to
their
Also
so
studying
there
TV's
games
making
grew
campus
Also
there
were
few
luxuries
on
the
campus
and
no
TV's
so
the
children
grew
accustomed
to
studying
and
making
their
own
games
9
0
/15
the
patterns
children
differences
researcher
the
growing
to
their
city
One
compared
in
studied
in
One
researcher
studied
the
differences
in
their
growing
patterns
compared
to
children
in
the
city
10
0
/10
the
to
how
grew
find
was
interesting
out
It
children
It
was
interesting
to
find
out
how
the
children
grew
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