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