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