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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
/12
year
The
School
Elementary
grew
children
New
who
Springs
to
every
went
The
children
who
went
to
New
Springs
Elementary
School
grew
every
year
2
0
/8
any
in
course
grow
elementary
children
school
Of
Of
course
children
in
any
elementary
school
grow
3
0
/7
But
a
little
these
were
children
different
But
these
children
were
a
little
different
4
0
/11
They
were
their
from
the
in
parents
up
countryside
growing
away
They
were
growing
up
in
the
countryside
away
from
their
parents
5
0
/13
children
home
Their
faster
lived
felt
they
when
from
grew
parents
the
away
Their
parents
felt
the
children
grew
faster
when
they
lived
away
from
home
6
0
/7
independent
grew
The
children
and
more
resourceful
The
children
grew
more
independent
and
resourceful
7
0
/9
sent
parents
this
That's
school
them
why
their
to
That's
why
their
parents
sent
them
to
this
school
8
0
/23
and
Also
to
luxuries
the
own
few
children
TV's
making
no
were
on
their
the
there
so
campus
studying
grew
and
accustomed
games
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
compared
researcher
city
growing
studied
children
One
the
their
in
in
patterns
differences
to
One
researcher
studied
the
differences
in
their
growing
patterns
compared
to
children
in
the
city
10
0
/10
how
out
the
grew
It
to
find
children
was
interesting
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