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