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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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0
/8
elementary
in
Of
school
children
grow
any
course
Of
course
children
in
any
elementary
school
grow
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0
/7
were
little
children
these
different
a
But
But
these
children
were
a
little
different
4
0
/11
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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0
/13
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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0
/7
and
resourceful
children
grew
more
independent
The
The
children
grew
more
independent
and
resourceful
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0
/9
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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0
/10
the
children
grew
find
out
to
It
was
interesting
how
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