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