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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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every Nicol her son heard from almost week Ozbic
Nicol Ozbic heard from her son almost every week
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every Canada her was called living He from far week away he in but
He was living in Canada far away from her but he called every week
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him to every hear English go from said if you learn I can Canada She to You only to but week
She said to him You can go to Canada to learn English but only if I hear from you every week
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to don't a I you become stranger want
I don't want you to become a stranger
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enjoyed calls She his
She enjoyed his calls
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his in new while Canada all about heard she For life a
For a while she heard all about his new life in Canada
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excited sounded place It interesting in living he she was very new and about fun just knew a but
It sounded very interesting and fun but she knew he was just excited about living in a new place
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problems she all and about his about heard Then life were complaints
Then all she heard about were his problems and complaints about life
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He getting Canada was to used
He was getting used to Canada
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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