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