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