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